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单词 colt's tail
释义 colt's tail
1. A kind of small cloud with a ragged edge, portending rain. (Cf. mare's tail.)
1735Phil. Trans. XLI. 542 On the 10th, I saw Colts-tails, as the Sailors call them..Marks of rain.1880Jefferies Gt. Estate 155 The colt's-tail is a cloud with a brushy appearance like a ragged fringe, and portends rain.
2. A name for the Canadian Flea-bane, Erigeron canadensis. (Miller Plant-names.)
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