| 单词 | moses basket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMoses basket Moses basket n. [compare French moïse (1889)] a small portable cot for a baby, esp. one made of wickerwork.With allusion to the hiding of the infant Moses in a caulked basket of bulrushes, concealed among Nile reeds, to escape Pharoah's order for the killing of all newborn Hebrew boys ( Exodus ii. 1–10). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for carrying > for carrying baby baby basket1843 Moses basket1924 1924 Times 23 Oct. 12 There is a wonderfully decorated cradle, and a ‘Moses basket’ for taking a baby into the garden. 1945 N. Mitford Pursuit of Love x. 84 She..returned carrying a Moses basket full of wails. 1974 ‘J. Melville’ Nun's Castle i. 22 A display of nursery furniture, including an elegant Moses basket of natural straw lined with soft cotton. 2000 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) Sept. 30/5 (advt.) Moses basket, blue and white, stand, exc. cond. < as lemmas |
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