单词 | pickstraw |
释义 | > as lemmaspickstraw ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious pickstraw1580 Jack with the feather1581 fiddler1591 fribble1610 trifler1612 fribbler1712 toyer1814 frivolist1884 namby-pamby1885 frivoller1889 footler1891 frivol1959 1384–5 in 5th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. 1 (1876) App. 511 in Parl. Papers (C. 1432) XL. 1 Pikestrawe [as a surname or nickname].] 1580 G. Harvey Let. to Spenser in Wks. (1884) I. 72 I know what peace and quietnes hath done with some melancholy pickstrawes in the world. < as lemmas |
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