单词 | luckenbooth brooch |
释义 | > as lemmasluckenbooth brooch luckenbooth brooch n. a brooch, usually made of silver, incorporating a design of a heart or two hearts intertwined, and typically given as a token of good luck or love. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] > of specific shape or form scutcheon1483 target1507 tussy1541 crotcheta1685 spray1803 safety pin1850 cluster-pin1873 luckenbooth brooch1882 fáinne1919 luckenbooth1976 1882 Academy 4 Mar. 162/2 The quaint silver ‘Luckenbooth brooch’, the old betrothal gift, fashioned frequently in the form of a heart. 1971 Times 4 Dec. 25/7 (advt.) The Luckenbooth brooch, a traditional Edinburgh design, has been down the centuries everything from a charm against the evil eye to a love token. 2013 J. Dark Water Witch xxv. 254 It was fashioned out of two interlocking hearts—a Scottish design called a luckenbooth brooch. < as lemmas |
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