α. Middle English maidenwed, Middle English–1500s maydenwede, 1500s maidenweede, 1500s maydenweede, 1600s–1700s maidenweed.
β. Middle English maydens wede.
单词 | maidenweed |
释义 | † maidenweedn.α. Middle English maidenwed, Middle English–1500s maydenwede, 1500s maidenweede, 1500s maydenweede, 1600s–1700s maidenweed. β. Middle English maydens wede. Obsolete. Any of several plants with finely divided leaves; esp. (a) stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula; (b) hog's fennel or sulphurweed, Peucedanum officinale.In some examples the identity of the plant referred to is not clear. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > stinking camomile maytheeOE maidenweeda1325 hound-fennela1400 dog fennel?a1425 maidweed1440 mayweed1543 marg1609 Balder brae1847 hog's fennel1931 stinking camomile- the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > maidenhair fern waterwortOE maidenhairc1300 adianthus1526 maidenweed1526 adiantum1548 coliander1548 polytrichon1550 Venus' hair1551 well-fern1565 Our Lady's hair1597 capillary1646 maidenhair fern1833 a1325 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 70 [Carma] gallice amereite, mathe .i. maidenwed. c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 86 (MED) For colde humors that bene in the breste, seth the rote of mayden wede, licores. a1500 Walter of Henley's Husbandry (Sloane) (1890) 56 Geder..ameroch, oþer wise callid maydens wede. 1526 Grete Herball xxxvii. sig. Ciii/1 Adianthos. Maydenwede... This herbe adianthos hath leues lyke to coryandre. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Ervato Maidenweede, hogfenell, Peucedanum. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 49 Maiden-weed & conserue of Roses..helpeth Phrensie. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia 404 Wound-wort and Maiden-weed perfume the Air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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