| 单词 | love-favour |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslove-favour love-favour n. (a) a gift (such as a ribbon, a glove, etc.) given to a lover, to be worn as a token of affection (see favour n. 7); †(b) favourable regard occasioned by love (obsolete); †(c) a kindness extended on behalf of love (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > love-token or love-gift love-tokenOE druery?c1225 love-druryc1400 favour1592 love-favour1597 gage d'amour1768 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. ii. 4 Deck't with loue-fauors. 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 85 In her Love-Favour you may all abide, to whom this Word of Counsel shall come. 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks i. i. 8 I never desire any private Love-favours from 'em. 1860 T. B. Aldrich Ballad of Babie Bell 97 Such carrying of love-favors and pink notes! 1921 Nebraska State Jrnl. 18 Oct. 6/8 Thou [sc. a flower] wert pluckt and given to me, For a love-favor. < as lemmas |
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