| 单词 | green rushes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen rushes green rushes n. now historical fresh rushes spread on the floor of a house in honour of an esteemed guest who is a stranger; hence formerly as an exclamation of surprise or welcome on seeing a person who has been absent a long while; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > welcome > symbol of rushesa1475 green rushes1546 red carpet1829 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. iii. sig. Gii Streight as tholde wife vs espide..Grene rushes for this stranger, strewe here (quoth she). 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. K3 Indeede Doron..it is long since wee met,..when you come you shall haue greene rushes you are such a straunger. 1602 N. Breton Wonders worth Hearing (Grosart) 5 Greene rushes. M. Francisco it is a wonder to see you heere in this Country. c1605 (?a1500) London Lickpenny (Harl. 367) l. 75 in Anglia (1898) 20 417 Ryshes grene an other gan greete. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vii. 126 The Gothic apartment in which they generally met was, therefore, hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor. 1914 M. R. Warren Robin Hood & his Merry Men vi. 92 It was almost midnight before the guests were conducted to their beds. The floors were strewn with green rushes, while the beds were spread with linen that had lain in sweet herbs. 2001 A. Franklin & P. Mason Lammas i. i. 23 The woman of the house would don a new white apron and prepare to cook them [sc. potatoes], covering the kitchen floor with green rushes in their honor. < as lemmas |
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