释义 |
reeden, a. Now rare.|ˈriːd(ə)n| Also 6–7 readen. [f. reed n.1 + -en4.] 1. Made or consisting of reed; reed-like.
1382Wyclif 2 Kings xviii. 21 Whether hopist thou in the reeden [L. arundineo] staf and broken. 1586Bright Melanch. Pref., Philosophie..is but a readen staffe to beare up so heauy a burthen. 1597Gerarde Herbal i. iii. 4 A long slender reeden stalke. 1611Coryat Crudities 262 The women of Venice..put on a readen hat, without any crowne at all. 1697Dryden Virg. Georg. iv. 385 Thro' reeden Pipes convey the Golden Flood. 1817Sporting Mag. L. 25 The thresher in his shirt and reeden fillet. †2. = reedy 1. Obs. rare—1.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 487 Whanne þey were unneþes i-passed a reden marys. |