| 单词 | fairy mound |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy mound fairy mound n. (esp. with reference to Irish and Scottish folklore) a hillock or mound regarded in folklore as the dwelling place of fairies; cf. Sidhe n.In quot. 1789 as part of an extended metaphor, with reference to a woman's breasts. ΚΠ 1789 Festival of Love 142 Nor weak each fairy mound the semblance shews—Its summit glowing thro' surrounding snows. 1816 J. Hogg Mador of Moor ii. l. 72 At eve, they lean'd upon the flowery sward, On fairy mound that overlooks the Tay. 1934 Scotsman 24 July 8/7 Tales and legends of the entrance of humans into fairy mounds in Scotland, where they were instructed in supernatural secrets, are numerous enough. 2009 C. Andrews Country Cooking of Ireland 332 If a housewife with an ailing family member left cream or bread by the fairy mound at night, she often found a cup of fairy moonshine with curative powers on her doorstep the next morning. < as lemmas |
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