| 单词 | hemp cravat |
| 释义 | > as lemmashemp cravat 2. figurative with reference to a noose, garrotte, etc., used for hanging or strangling. Frequently in hemp cravat, hempen cravat. Cf. wooden cravat n. at wooden adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > gallows > parts of > noose or rope ropeeOE withec1275 cordc1330 snarea1425 tippet1447 girnc1480 halter1481 widdie1508 tether?a1513 hemp1532 Tyburn tippet1549 John Roper's window1552 neckweed1562 noose1567 horse-nightcap1593 tow1596 Tyburn tiffany1612 piccadill1615 snick-up1620 Tyburn piccadill1620 necklacea1625 squinsy1632 Welsh parsley1637 St. Johnston's riband1638 string1639 Bridport daggera1661 rope's end1663 cravat1680 swing1697 snecket1788 death cord1804 neckclothc1816 St. Johnston's tippet1816 death rope1824 mink1826 squeezer1836 yard-rope1850 necktie1866 Tyburn string1882 Stolypin's necktie1909 widdieneckc1920 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 21 Hemp..Which others for Cravats have worn, About their Necks.] 1680 Crack upon Crack 3 Let's have each an entire Suit, except a Hempen Cravat, for that begins to grow out of Fashion. 1685 Salamanca Doctor's Farewel (single sheet) The Gallows comes next..a hempen Cravat. 1724 R. Samber tr. B. Castiglione Courtier ii. 100 One of his Servants, hearing the Noise, ran up Stairs, and seeing his Master swinging in a hempen Cravat, immediately cut the Cord. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V lxxxix. 179 With tough strings of the bow..To give some rebel Pacha a cravat. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxx. 310 If the excited fools hadn't let go all holts and made that rush to get a look, we'd a slept in our cravats to-night. 1902 A. Lee Frown of Majesty v. 57 If he had his way, every Churchman in the land should wear a cravat of hemp, the Cardinal included. 2003 J. M. Gray Fiend in Human (2004) li. 327 One fiend to wear a hemp cravat, Which the other fits; One fiend hangs for murder that The other fiend commits. < as lemmas |
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