单词 | conversation lozenge |
释义 | > as lemmasconversation lozenge conversation lozenge n. a lozenge with an inscribed motto. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > drop, lozenge, or comfit comfit1334 pastille1451 table1580 confect1587 violet tables1620 sugar-pluma1668 plum1694 nonpareil1697 rose drop1727 lemon-drop1807 drop1818 jujube1835 pear drop1852 pandrop1877 conversation lozenge1905 cushion1906 fruit drop1907 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict.: Suppl. 74/1 Conversation-lozenge. 1908 M. Findlater & J. Findlater Crossriggs vi [To] confine my speech solely within the limits of the conversation lozenge. 1967 Guardian 9 May 16/5 Terry's of York marked their bicentenary yesterday by selling Victorian ‘conversation lozenges’... Conversation lozenges are stamped with a sentimental proposition: ‘Give me your heart’, ‘I want a wife’. < as lemmas |
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