单词 | paschal egg |
释义 | paschal eggn. = pasch egg n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > eggs > [noun] > Easter egg Easter egga1572 paste egg1611 pasch egg1677 paschal egg1844 1844 J. H. Dixon in M. Richardson Local Historian's Table Bk. Legendary Div. II. 265 His countrymen the Greeks, consider the paschal eggs as commemorative of the death of Christ, and that the red paint with which they cover them is emblematical of his blood. 1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 188 The paschal eggs, symbol of vital essence and regermination, are rolled upon the turf. 1911 Times 15 Apr. 5/1 This Paschal egg is the symbol of the new birth or new creation; in ancient days it was an actual egg..which was boiled hard and perhaps inscribed with the Christian name of the person to whom it was given. 1946 E. Radford Unusual Words & how they came About 37 Easter coincides with the Paschal Egg and the Mundane Egg of the Heathen days, celebration of the birth of new life in the Earth. 2000 Indianapolis Star (Nexis) 29 Apr. 1 e Traditions..include Paschal eggs—vivid red Easter eggs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844 |
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