| 单词 | proud tailor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproud tailor proud tailor n. English regional (now historical) the goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis.‘Perhaps this bird is called proud tailor, because his plumage is varied like a suit of clothes made out of remnants of different colours, such as a tailor might be supposed to wear.’ (George Steevens, quoted in Bell's Ed. Shakespeare (1788) XI. 104). ΚΠ 1770 D. Barrington in Archaeologia (1775) 3 33 A goldfinch still continues to be called a proud tailor in some parts of England. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 151 Fringilla Carduelis, Goldfinch, Thistle-Finch, Proud Tailor. 1884 T. F. Thiselton-Dyer Folk-lore of Shakespeare vi. 119 Goldfinch. The Warwickshire name for this bird is ‘Proud Tailor’. 2004 Coventry Evening Telegr. (Nexis) 15 May 18 The bullfinch or bully and the goldfinch, called the proud tailor, were up until the early 20th century favourite cage birds. < as lemmas |
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