funambulo

See also: funámbulo and funâmbulo

English

Noun

funambulo (plural funambulos or funambuloes)

1. (obsolete) A funambulist; a tightrope walker.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

     […] the tricks of tumblers, funambuloes, baladines […]

References

• “funambulo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Noun

fūnambulō

1. dative/ablative singular of fūnambulus

References

• funambulo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• funambulo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016