| 单词 | night taper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight taper night taper n. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 161 The hony bagges steale from the humble Bees, And for night tapers, croppe their waxen thighes. View more context for this quotation 1894 ‘M. Twain’ Pudd'nhead Wilson xix. 251 The landing below was touched by a faint glow of light... Was his uncle still up? No,..he must have left his night-taper there when he went to bed. 1901 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 179/1 The night taper was flickering in its cup of oil. < as lemmas |
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