单词 | pelican daughter |
释义 | > as lemmaspelican daughter pelican daughter n. an ungrateful or treacherous daughter. ΚΠ 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 68 Twas this flesh Begot those Pelicane daughters . View more context for this quotation 1896 Macmillan's Mag. May 55/2 I should like to be a friend of his pelican daughter; they say he proposes and she disposes. 1999 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Jan. 14 This is an ensemble piece about three pelican daughters gathering for their mother's funeral. < as lemmas |
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