单词 | rag-tree |
释义 | > as lemmasrag-tree rag-tree n. a tree on which rags are hung for ritual or superstitious purposes; cf. rag bush n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > of rags > that on which rags are fixed rag-well1777 rag bush1834 rag-tree1880 1880 M. J. Walhouse in Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 9 106 The Christmas Trees..are but changed survivals of the Pagan rag-trees. 1934 Geogr. Jrnl. 84 476 It reminded me of the rag-trees of Turkistan to which passers-by tie shreds from their garments. 2005 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 3 Nov. There's an ancient rag-tree, where, from time immemorial, families have tied ribbons to a scrub of a bush. < as lemmas |
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