| 单词 | irish confetti |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish confetti Irish confetti n. slang (originally U.S.) bricks, stones, etc., esp. when used as weapons; (also) stone chippings, gravel. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > stone as missile stonec1275 ashlar1370 brickbat1563 beggars' bolts1608 brick-brack1649 rock1711 Irish confetti1908 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > piece of stone > stones Irish confetti1908 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [noun] > a brick > collectively Irish confetti1908 1908 Cement Age July 5 Who is lacking in proper respect for a good brick, whether it shelters us from the blasts of winter or comes to us in the form of ‘Irish confetti’, as Pat termed the brickbat. 1939 G. Kersh I got References xii. 161 I learned the use of Irish Confetti, or Brickbats, at a tender age. 1966 Observer 19 June 40/1 An American friend in Amsterdam, describing last week's riots there, said: ‘There's just a lot of Irish confetti around.’ 1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 57 A cargo uv Irish confetti, a cargo of stone chippings. 1988 P. J. O'Rourke Holidays in Hell (2000) 53 The ‘Irish confetti’ was dancing off upraised shields and bouncing and ricocheting all around in the courtyard. < as lemmas |
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