单词 | porte-bouquet |
释义 | porte-bouquetn. A receptacle for holding a bouquet. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > vessels shipc1410 vase1629 porte-bouquet1839 garniture de cheminée1900 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > floriculture and flower arranging > [noun] > flower arrangement > bouquet bobc1400 posya1500 poesy1565 bough-pot1585 ramilletec1620 bouquet1717 tisty-tosty1825 booky1842 bokay1847 shower bouquet1891 porte-bouquet1900 1839 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 8 July (1950) 93 The Ex-Chancellor..took the nosegay in his hand, extricated it from the porte-bouquet..and instead of giving the flowers into Mr. Pamther's expectant hands, he smelt them himself. 1900 Daily News 6 Nov. 6/1 Some of them [sc. prizes] were cut chrysanthemums in artistically-carved porte-bouquets. 1981 S. Radley Chief Inspector's Daughter xvii. 104 A customer..sold me a delightful Victorian silver porte-bouquet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839 |
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