单词 | lincoln |
释义 | Lincolnn.1 1. a. Used attributively or adj. in the following: (a)† Lincoln farthing n. Obsolete a hearth-tax payable at Lincoln. ΚΠ 1444 Bp. Alnwick's Reg. in C. Wordsworth Lincoln Stat. ii. (1897) 487 Commissio ad leuand' le smoke ffardyngis alias dict' Lincoln farthinges. (b) Lincoln green n. a bright green stuff made at Lincoln. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric of specific colour > [noun] > green greena1250 green of lyre1429 Lincoln greenc1510 Lincoln1568 Lovat1908 c1510 Gest R. Hode ccccxxii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. 77 Whan they were clothed in Lyncolne grene, They keste away theyr graye. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. ii. sig. Aa3 All in a woodmans iacket he was clad Of lincolne greene . View more context for this quotation a1845 T. Hood Forge i. xiii With little jackets..Of Lincoln green. (c) Lincoln imp n. a grotesque carving in Lincoln cathedral; a door-knocker, ornament, or trinket modelled on this; also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > group or spec. subject antic1532 Our Lady Piety1533 drapery1552 antiquary1573 urn1653 story1657 Pietàc1660 gigantomachy1820 set piece1846 terminal1865 wheatear1882 protome1886 protoma1894 koruru1897 blemya1915 Lincoln imp1926 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 156/3 Bedroom door knockers..Lincoln Imp, 3¼ in., 1/6. 1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 245 They were mementoes—photos..a Lincoln Imp, a merry-thought pen-wiper. 1967 Listener 13 July 48/3 Lincoln Cathedral has its world famous devil—the Lincoln imp. (d) Lincoln Longwool n. a sheep of the breed so called, characterized by its large size and long fleece. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Lincolnshire breeds Lincoln1837 Lincolnshire Longwool1874 Lincoln Longwool1894 1894 CGA Catal. 46/1 Sheep. Lincoln Long Wool Shearling Rams, bred by owner; 1st and 2nd, £10. 1919 W. C. Coffey Productive Sheep Husbandry xix. 163 Breeders in England organized the Lincoln Long-wool Sheep Breeders' Association in 1892. 1972 Country Life 16 Mar. 606/2 Lincoln Longwool and some of the white-faced breeds are used for crossing. (e) Lincoln Red n. an animal belonging to a breed of red shorthorn cattle so called, used as producers of both milk and beef. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > shorthorn breeds Durham1810 Teeswater1810 shorthorn1847 Shetland1849 Lincolnshire Red1897 Lincoln Red1903 milking shorthorn1910 Illawarra1911 dairy shorthorn1932 1903 Farmer & Stockbreeder 20 July 1195/3 The Lincoln Red is a profitable farmer's beast, growing to great weight. 1923 Daily Mail 4 July 10 A Lincoln red shorthorn heifer from Sandringham won a second prize. 1966 Guardian 13 July 18/1 Cockerington Earl..won the supreme championship of the Lincoln Red cattle. Lincoln Reds are the heftiest of the beef cattle. 1974 Country Life 17 Jan. 65/3 The stocky, sturdy, thick-coated Lincoln reds... Lincoln red cattle are..most attractive animals. (f)† Lincoln say n. Obsolete a say or fine serge made at Lincoln. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > silk and wool say1286 Lincoln say1310 filosella1596 filosetta1598 filoselle?c1610 pyramids?c1610 burail1714 buret1714 oraguella1719 puleray1719 tabinet1777 armure1832 shally1840 challis1849 grenadine1852 crêpeline1873 matelassé1881 shawl-material1882 ottoman1883 éolienne1902 Duvetyn1913 1310–11 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 506 In 17 ulnis de Lincolnesaye emp. pro Priore et sociis suis, 43s. 1d. (g)† Lincoln twine n. Obsolete (a) a twine or thread made at Lincoln; (b) a material woven from this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > other Lincoln twine1566 1566 in D. H. Fleming Mary Q. of Scots (1897) 506 Item of lyncum tuyne to schew the Quens curges tua unce. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) II. 183 A sark made of the linkome twine. (h) Lincoln wool n. wool from a Lincoln Longwool. ΚΠ 1930 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs vii. 177 They cut over twelve hundred bales of Lincoln wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric of specific colour > [noun] > green greena1250 green of lyre1429 Lincoln greenc1510 Lincoln1568 Lovat1908 1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 262 Thair kirtillis wer of lynkome licht. 2. elliptical as n. in plural. A variety of sheep originally bred in Lincolnshire. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Lincolnshire breeds Lincoln1837 Lincolnshire Longwool1874 Lincoln Longwool1894 1837 W. Youatt Sheep viii. 332 The Lincolns were decidedly inferior—they were fen sheep. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 155 Lincolns made some good figures. 1897 Trans. Highl. & Agric. Soc. 61 The Teeswaters themselves were descended from the same stock as the Lincolns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Lincolnn.2 Lincoln rocker n. a type of rocking-chair with straight upholstered back and seat and open arms, popular in the mid-19th cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > rocking chair > types of country rocker1887 Lincoln rocker1952 platform rocker1969 1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. 311 Lincoln rocker, a name occasionally used in the United States for a mid-19th century type of rocking chair. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. 1. 51/3 (advt.) Grape carved Lincoln rocker. 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