单词 | merry christmas! |
释义 | > as lemmasMerry Christmas! b. Of a season or festival: characterized by celebration and rejoicing. Frequently in Merry Christmas! and other seasonal greetings. ΚΠ 1534 J. Fisher Let. 22 Dec. in T. Fuller Church Hist. Eng. (1837) v. iii. 47 And thus our Lord send yow a mery Christenmas, and a comfortable, to yowr heart desyer. 1565 J. Scudamore Let. 17 Dec. in Hereford Munic. MSS (transcript) (O.E.D. Archive) I. ii. 209 And thus I comytt you to god, who send you a mery Christmas & many. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. iii. 36 Welcome mery shrouetide. View more context for this quotation 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 87 To keepe a merry Christmas. 1667 Earl of Sandwich Let. in W. Temple Wks. (1720) II. 136 I wish you a very merry Christmas. 1689 T. Bawden Let. 26 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) A Merry Christmas & a happy New yeare. 1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 21 Dec. (1948) I. 134 But first I'll wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New-Year. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 25 Mar. (1948) I. 223 Morning. I wish you a merry New-year; this is the first day of the year, you know, with us. 1798 J. Austen Let. 25 Dec. (1995) 30 I wish you a merry Christmas, but no compliments of the Season. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol iii. 104 They wished each other Merry Christmas in their can of grog. 1909 Daily Chron. 26 Jan. 5/6 ‘A Merry Christmas!’ he shouts light-heartedly at curtain-fall. 1944 H. Martin & R. Blane (title of song) Have yourself a merry little Christmas. 1987 Woman's Own 19–26 Dec. 69/3 ‘A merry Christmas, Uncle!’ he said cheerfully. ‘God save you!’ 2000 N. Kanellos Noche Buena 280 Chez Les Domingos, Take 15. Roll'em! ‘Merry Christmas, dear ladies! Feliz Navidad. Joyeux Noel. How are you all doing?’ < as lemmas |
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