单词 | fairy dance |
释义 | > as lemmasfairy dance fairy dance n. †(a) = fairy ring n. 2 (obsolete); (b) a dance performed by fairies, to which magical or enchanting effects are traditionally often attributed; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [noun] > herbage or grass > fairy-ring fairy circle1596 ringleta1616 fairy ground1627 fairy dance1676 fairy walk1687 fairy ring1712 fairy green1819 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 149 A florid green Circle, or Fairy-Dance at the bottom. 1723 J. Robe Fatal Legacy 60 You'd have me busy'd in a Fairy Dance After imaginary Crowns. 1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon ii. xxv. 51 The twinkling fairy-dance of light and shade. 1866 Monthly Packet Jan. 37 The Northumbrian Auwis-bore, Elf-bore, Fairy Dance, Fairy Hillock, Fairy Ring. 1920 Christian Reg. (Boston) 1 Jan. 17/1 From the tree the beautiful Fairy Queen..watched the fairy dances. 2004 C. Dewdney Acquainted with Night ix. 195 If by chance someone comes upon fairies dancing at night, he must never join the fairy dance. < as lemmas |
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