单词 | flasket |
释义 | flasketn. 1. a. ‘A long shallow basket’ (Johnson). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > large > and shallow flasket1460 skull?a1513 trencher-basket1630 shallow1851 1460–65 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Andrew's, Eastcheap in Brit. Mag. 31 395 Item for a baskett to put in the Juellys..and for iij Flasketts. 1596 E. Spenser Prothalamion 26 They gathered flowers to fill their flasket. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 254 The Osier likewise yields more limber and flexible twigs for baskets, flaskets, &c. 1700 T. Parnell Homer's Battle Frogs & Mice i. 54 In vain the circled Loaves attempt to lie Conceal'd in Flaskets. 1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 Poetry 220 The Fauns thro' ev'ry furrow shoot To load their flaskets with the fruit. a1849 J. C. Mangan Poems (1859) 66 A fisher with his teeming flasket. 1881 C. M. Yonge Lads & Lasses Langley iv. 147 There was a great flasket, which they carried between them, each holding one handle. b. A similar article made of metal. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > made of metal flasket1610 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 85 Bring, bring, ye Graces, all your silver flaskets. 1715 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Wks. 416 Precious Stones, Laces, Ribbands, all in large Flaskets of Filagreen Gold. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 420 The silver stands with golden flaskets grac'd. c. So much as is contained in a flasket. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > basket leapfulc1380 flasket1540 skepfulc1570 basketful1574 pad1579 basket1631 pannier1714 maundful1760 hamperful1812 creelful1824 maund1869 1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII c. 14 For a flasket of sope. iiii. d. d. dialect. ‘A shallow washing tub’ (Halliwell). ΚΠ a1800 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. (1814) Flasket, an oval tub with two handles, used in washing. York. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Flasket, an oblong or oval-shaped tub used in washing clothes. 2. A small flask. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > flask > small flasket1575 flasklet1862 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 31v Dauid was a theefe when he conueied the..flasket of water from the beds head of Saule. 1583 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. 74 Thre glasse flasketts 3/. 1634 Malory's Most Anc. Hist. Prince Arthur viii. xxiv They..saw a little flasket [1485 flacked] of gold stand by them. 1891 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Aug. 444 And then he takes his flasket out, And drinks a rousing cup. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1460 |
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