| 单词 | indian cane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian cane Indian cane n. Canna indica (family Marantaceæ).extracted from canen.1Indian cane Indian cane n. [compare classical Latin harundō Indica , Dutch Riet van Indien (1557 in French context in the passage translated in quot. 1578), and Italian canna Indiana (1663 in the passage translated in quot. 1665)] bamboo; a length of this. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > tropical > bamboo and allies cane1398 Indian cane1578 bamboo1598 mambu1598 cane-brake1770 cane grass1827 switch cane1845 metake1896 bamboo-grass1909 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. liv. 513 The Cane of Inde, or ye Indian Cane is of the kind of Reedes, very high, long, great, and strong. 1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India iii. 90 A net of cords ty'd at the head and feet, and hanging down from a great Indian Cane [It. vna grossa canna Indiana]. 1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 171 Some wiser rule,..Supple and flexible as Indian cane, To take the bend his appetites ordain. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xiii. 66 The two tall masts buckling like Indian canes in land tornadoes. 1930 Sci. News Let. 18 494/1 Bodies of a moderate density, such as paper, wood, or Indian cane, are best suited for the conveyance of the sound. 2006 Economist (Nexis) 12 Aug. (Books & Art) Hiram Leonard began to popularise hexagonal bamboo rods made from Chinese bamboo, called Tonkin cane, which had a quality that surpassed Indian cane traditionally used by the British. < as lemmas |
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