释义 |
drowk, v. Obs. exc. dial.|draʊk| Also 5–6 drouke. [Deriv. uncertain: app. a parallel formation to droop, ME. drowp; cf. drouking.] intr. To droop, as a flower or plant.
a1502Arnolde Chron. 165 Yf the peche tree begynne to drouke let hym be wel moysted at the rote wt drestis of wyne. 1820Clare Rural Life (ed. 3) 71 Drowking lies the meadow-sweet. 1821― Vill. Minstr. I. 133 Bumble-bees..Clinging to the drowking flower. |