| 单词 | painted sheath |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspainted sheath painted sheath n. see sheath n.1 1d. painted sheath ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [noun] > instance or example of painted sheath1542 puff1567 wonderclout1570 snobbery1866 plush horse1891 tartine1907 dog's dinner1996 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier li. sig. S.iiij Let vs not flatter oure selues nor make to much of our painted shethe, as they saye. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Civ She maie not beare a fether, but she must brethe, She maketh so muche of her paynted shethe. 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas in Wks. (1910) II. 156 One Which stands so much, upon his paynted sheath..That he accompts, no Soldiour but himselfe. 1614 S. Hieron All the Serm. 159 Thou pridest thy selfe..in thy painted sheath & gay clothing. < as lemmas |
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