单词 | eary |
释义 | † earyadj. Obsolete. Producing or bearing ears (of wheat or other cereal). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [adjective] > of cereal plants > having ears or in the ear eareda1398 eary1578 spiked1601 prick-eared1922 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xviii. 168 His spikie tuftes, or earie floures are greater, longer and fuller. 1697 L. Meager Myst. Husb. xxxiii. 81 Observe to turn the Eary-part of the Sheaves inward, and so the Pigeons..will be disappointed. 1859 T. Miller Eng. Country Life 287 Vast breezy uplands..come sweeping down into broad pasture-lands, all waving golden with eary corn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1578 |
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