单词 | lion-huntress |
释义 | > as lemmaslion-huntress lion-huntress n. a female ‘lion-hunter’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer > of celebrities lion-huntress1828 lion-hunter1829 lionizer1829 1828 W. Scott Jrnl. 1 July (1941) 271 A professed lion-huntress, who travels the country to rouse the peaceful beasts out of their lair. 1850 W. M. Thackeray in Punch 24 Aug. 89 The Lion-Huntress of Belgravia. Being Lady Nimrod's Journal of the Past Season. 1904 E. Dowden Robert Browning 93 Miss Mitford, Mrs. Jameson, or some unknown lion-huntress who had thrown her toils. 1926 A. Huxley Two or Three Graces 229 The old familiar stories about that famous lion-huntress were being repeated. < as lemmas |
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