| 单词 | gingerbread letter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgingerbread letter gingerbread letter n. now chiefly historical a biscuit made of gingerbread and shaped like a letter of the alphabet, formerly used to help children learn to read. ΚΠ 1740 London Mag. May 227/2 The Method of teaching Children their Alphabet by Ginger-bread Letters. 1908 Methodist Rev. Sept. 838 Alluring the scholar with gingerbread letters, to be eaten as they are learned. 2001 G. Riley in H. Walker Food & Memory 195 But gingerbread letters went on being eaten as treats for young and old away from the schoolroom. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。