单词 | lord mayor's show |
释义 | > as lemmasLord Mayor's Show Lord Mayor's Show n. a ceremonial parade and pageant held annually in the City of London on Lord Mayor's day. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > parade or procession > other parades or processions progressa1556 Lord Mayor's Show1636 cavalcade1644 perahera1681 bridewain1789 Easter Parade1874 concours d'élégance1950 carcade1964 1636 W. Davenant Witts iii. i. sig. E4 Yet our Paul was in the belly of one [sc. a whale], In my Lord Majors Shew. 1771 J. Johnson Let. 1 Dec. in Joshua Johnson's Letterbk. (1979) 18 I would tell you that I have seen the Lord Mayor's show, the electing a Lord Mayor. 1884 Nonconformist & Independent 13 Nov. 1094/1 The Lord Mayor's Show was a more ambitious and spectacular pageant than ever. 2014 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 9 Nov. 9 Armed police were on duty on the capital's streets and mainline stations as visitors poured in for the Lord Mayor's Show. < as lemmas |
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