| 单词 | scottish lion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish lion c. British Lion, the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain; hence often used figuratively for the British nation. Similarly Scottish lion. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] British1602 island race1621 British Lion1687 Great British Public1833 society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national ravenOE thistle1488 red cross1523 St George's cross1548 Britannia1605 red rose1618 British Lion1687 shamrock1712 leek1714 American eagle1782 rising sun1787 white horse1814 Bird of Freedom1825 Union Jack1847 maple leaf1860 meatball1919 red star1920 hammer and sickle1921 chakra1947 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 17 Such mercy from the British Lyon flows. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France iii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 293 He would no longer amuse the British Lion in the chace of mice and rats. 1806 Naval Chron. 15 52 Each [of the seamen] appeared a true-bred cub of the British Lion. 1849 W. E. Aytoun Heart of Bruce in Lays Sc. Cavaliers xxv We'll let the Scottish lion loose Within the fields of Spain! 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel IV. xii. xxv. 174 The British Lion is aroused! 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxiv The British Lion, or any other lion, cannot always have a worthy enemy to combat, or a battle royal to deliver. < as lemmas |
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