| 单词 | christening spoon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschristening spoon d. As a modifier, designating a gift traditionally given to a child at his or her christening, as in christening cup, christening present, christening spoon, etc.A silver cup or spoon is a traditional gift given to a child at his or her baptism. ΚΠ 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iv. (stage direct.) Two Noblemen, bearing great standing Bowles for the Christening Guifts. 1636 W. Davenant Witts i. sig. B3v Tis gold! my Pendants, Carckanets, and Rings, My Christning Caudle-cup, and Spoones Are dissolv'd into that Lumpe. 1773 ‘P. R.’ Supposed Daughter II. 45 If she Brought him a Grandson, within the Year, his Christening Present should be no less than ten thousand Pounds. 1840 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 31 Oct. 322/2 I don't wish for nothing else but the family Bible..and the six christening spoons. 1939 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 380 I'm just about to pawn, for debts and the demon alcohol, a silver christening present to Llewelyn. 1993 S. Gracie in M. Bradbury & A. Motion New Writing 2 85 It was a very fine Georgian silver christening mug. < as lemmas |
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