| 单词 | christmas gift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas gift Christmas gift n. and int. (a) n. a gift given at Christmas; also figurative; = Christmas present n.; (b) int. (U.S. regional (chiefly southern and Midland)) used playfully on Christmas morning (or sometimes Christmas Eve) to solicit a (small) gift from the person the speaker is addressing; also used simply as a greeting, ‘merry Christmas’ (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift at Christmas or New Year > at Christmas Christmas present1663 Christmas gift1751 Christmas box1885 stocking filler1959 stocking stuffer1976 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas > articles associated with hollyc1150 Christmas lights1597 mince pie1604 Christmas puddingc1650 Christmas present1663 Christmas gift1751 Christmas decoration1818 Christmas tree1826 tree1851 wesley-bob1859 Christmas card1860 bauble1862 Advent calendar1867 1751 in Accts. Dublin Soc. for Promoting Husbandry (1764) 5 (table) Jan. 18. By the Messengers Christmas Gift—2[l] 18[s] 6[d]. 1857 Merry's Museum 33 85/1 When nurse..said the sun was smiling Christmas in at my window, I..jumped right up, and..ran to say Christmas gift to you. 1862 Rose, Shamrock, & Thistle Nov. 61 You, father, brothers, and sisters, are after all the best Christmas gifts; how wicked I have been to be so discontented. 1890 W. D. Howells Boy’s Town 112 The first thing when you woke you tried to catch everybody, and you caught a person if you said ‘Christmas Gift!’ before he or she did; and then the person you caught had to give you a present. Nobody ever said ‘Merry Christmas!’ as people do now. 2014 Time Out London 2 Dec. 70/4 Cockpit Arts Christmas Open Studios. A great chance to..pick up unique Christmas gifts that you won't find on the high street. < as lemmas |
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