单词 | niggers-head |
释义 | nigger's-headn. rare (offensive). 1. New Zealand. = niggerhead n. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > mass of floating plant matter or aquatic roots niggerhead1859 sudd1874 floatage1891 nigger's-head1921 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges starc1300 carexa1398 float-grassc1440 red sedge1480 sag1531 pry grassa1600 flea-grass1670 star-grass1782 sedge1785 sea sedge1796 sharp-pry-grass1803 blue star grass1807 whip-grass1814 flea-sedge1816 saw-grass1822 mud rush1824 tight-locka1825 nut grass1830 razor grass1834 twig-rush1836 nut rush1843 sand grass1856 mud sedge1859 niggerhead1859 nutsedge1861 pingao1867 sword-rush1875 tupak-grass1884 tussock-sedge1884 sennegrass1897 nigger's-head1921 1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xii. 103 The outer edges of these marshes were rough with nigger's-head (Carex secta). 2. Nautical. An ornamental knot; = Turk's head n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > ornamental grafting1815 Turk's head1834 graffing1840 nigger's-head1925 1925 Glasgow Herald 3 Oct. 4 The glittering ship's bell with its pendant of brightly painted niggershead knotting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1921 |
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