| 释义 |
† palsywort Obs.|ˈpɔːlzɪwɜːt|
[f. palsy + wort.]
A former name of the cowslip.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cclx. §7. 637 They are commonly called..in English pettie Mulleins, or Palsie woorts, of most Cowslips. [Cf. Ibid. 638 The Cowslips are commended against the..slacknes of the sinewes, (which is the palsie).] 1629Parkinson Paradisi xxv. 247 In some countries they call them Paigles, or Palsieworts, or Petty Mulleins, which are called Cowslips in others. |