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单词 pretiefollie
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pretiefollien.

Forms: 1500s pretiefollie, 1600s prettifolly.
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English trettiefolie , tree-trefoil n.
Etymology: Apparently alteration (after pretty adj.) of trettiefolie, variant of tree-trefoil n.
Obsolete.
The tree trefoil Medicago arborea (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)).Apparently an isolated use.
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1591 J. Harington in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxix. 239 (note) An herbe..(suppose it to be trettiefolie or pretiefollie [1607 ed. 2 prettifolly]) mingled with elder berryes and rew, (which may signifie sage counsell and repentance).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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