| 释义 |
fernticle Obs. exc. dial.|ˈfɜːntɪk(ə)l|
Also 5 farntikylle, ferntyklle, 6 fayrntikle, 9 fantic(k)le, farntic(k)le, Sc. fairnitickle.
‘A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern’ (W.).
1483Cath. Angl. 123/1 A Farntikylle, lenticula. Ibid. 128/1 A Ferntykylle, cesia. 1551Turner Herbal i. (1568) P iij a, Rocket..taketh away frekles or fayrntikles with vinegre. 1876Whitby Gloss., Farnticles..the brown ‘pin point pops’ clustered in the complexion.
Hence ˈfernticled ppl. a., freckled.
1483Cath. Angl. 123/1 Farntykylde, lentiginosus. 1719D'Urfey Pills VI. 351 Pluggy fac'd Wat..And..farnicled Huggy. 1880Antrim & Down Gloss., Farn-tickled. |