| 单词 | biscuit tin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiscuit tin a. As a modifier, forming nouns denoting a bag or container used for holding biscuits, as in biscuit bag, biscuit sack, biscuit tin, etc.See also biscuit barrel n. at Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for biscuits or crackers biscuit sack1740 biscuit barrel1787 biscuit bag1837 cracker-box1857 cookie jar1871 cracker-barrel1877 the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > tin > for biscuits biscuit tin2007 1581 A. Gurney Doleful Disc. Fire in E. Dearham, Norfolke sig. C.ivv Bisket Boxes, Carawayes and these, I leaft at large, for daintie waspes and Bees. 1740 S. Johnson Drake in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 446 A Sail made of a Bisket-sack. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. viii. 152 A sinking pilot will fling out..his very biscuit-bags. 1913 House Beautiful May 191/2 What guest-room would be complete without a biscuit jar, filled with wafers? 1928 C. D. Emerson Hat-Tub Tale vi. 83 He laid his head down upon the biscuit cask in despair. 2007 Sunday Tel. 23 Sept. 27 My room mate..thought me odd but was tolerant as long as I didn't pinch the Gypsy Creams from her biscuit tin. < as lemmas |
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