| 释义 |
† ˈchivet Obs.
[cf. civet],
dim. of chive n.1, in sense 2. See quot.
1708–21Kersey, Chivets the small Parts of the Roots of Plants, by which they are propagated. So Bailey 1721–1800. [But this explanation comes verbally from Phillips and Coles, who give it as the meaning of chives: so that Kersey's chivets is possibly a Dictionary error.] |