| 单词 | fingers and thumbs |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfingers and thumbs fingers and thumbs n. †(a) an Indo-Pacific whelk, Nassarius arcularius, having ridges on the shell resembling knuckles (obsolete rare); (b) English regional (south-western) bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus; (c) English regional (south-western) the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > leguminous plants > [noun] > lotus or bird's-foot trefoil lote1548 ground honeysuckle1592 bird's-foot trefoil1650 bird's-foot lote1714 lotus1731 winged pea1739 bird's-foot trefoil1760 bloom-fell1799 fingers and thumbs1815 bird's-foot lotus1832 devil's claw1833 five-finger1845 lady's slipper1852 1815 E. J. Burrow Elements Conchol. 201 [Buccinum] Arcularia. Fingers and Thumbs. 1864 Wilts. Mag. 8 116 This species is frequently called ‘Fingers and Thumbs’ by the Wiltshire peasantry. 1949 L. J. F. Brimble Floral Year viii. 436 Children like to gather the flowers and have given them many nicknames such as Tom Thumb, fingers and thumbs, shoes and stockings, and so forth. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 300 [Local names for the foxglove] finger cap, Som; finger hut, Dev; finger root, Suss, War; fingers, fingers and thumbs, Som. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 221 Common bird's-foot trefoil..(V[ernacular] N[ames]: Eggs and bacon.., Tom Thumb, Fingers and thumbs, Granny's toenails, [etc.]). < as lemmas |
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