请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 gingerbread letter
释义

> as lemmas

gingerbread 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.
extracted from gingerbreadn.adj.
<
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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/21 12:56:19