单词 | dandy candy |
释义 | † dandy candyn. English regional (north-eastern). Obsolete. Brightly coloured or fancy sweets. ΚΠ 1821 Extract Disp. Extraordinary 11 Many ‘like for like’ were seen, With ‘Dandy Candy’ on the green. 1851 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 485 The same sort of people turned out that one would expect to see if there was a balloon to go up, and a man to be hung at the same place... Genteel young people from behind the counter; Dandy Candy merchants from behind the hedge [etc.]. 1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 218 Dandy-candy, gaily coloured or ornamental candy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020). < n.1821 |
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