sphairistike

sphairistike
an early racquet sport that evolved into tennis

The new appliances of the game sold under the rather too learned name of ‘sphairistikè’ have been lightened without, like their ancient representatives, being increased in size.


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  • sphairistike — /sfā or sfī risˈti ki/ noun The name under which lawn tennis was patented in 1874 by Walter Wingfield, and by which it was quite widely known for a time ORIGIN: Gr sphairistike techne the art of playing ball, from sphaira ball …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sphairistike — Tennis  Pour les chaussures de sport appelées tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tennis — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). Tennis The …   Wikipedia

  • History of tennis — Jeu de paume in Paris, France, 1622. Most historians believe that tennis originated in France in the 12th century, but the ball was then struck with the palm of the hand. It was not until the 16th century that rackets came into use, and the game… …   Wikipedia

  • Calcul de classement de tennis — Tennis  Pour les chaussures de sport appelées tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Court de tennis — Tennis  Pour les chaussures de sport appelées tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joueur de tennis — Tennis  Pour les chaussures de sport appelées tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tennis — Pour les chaussures de sport appelées: tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale ITF (fondée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tennisman — Tennis  Pour les chaussures de sport appelées tennis, voir Chaussure de sport. Tennis Fédération internationale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tennis — (n.) mid 14c., most likely from Anglo Fr. tenetz hold! receive! take!, from O.Fr. tenez, imperative of tenir to hold, receive, take, which was used as a call from the server to his opponent. The original version of the game (a favorite sport of… …   Etymology dictionary

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