| 单词 | shepherd's knot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshepherd's knot shepherd's knot n. (see quot. 1844). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > net or hurdle on turnips > knot for net shepherd's knot1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 33 These ropes are wound round the stakes [of a net enclosing sheep] by a peculiar sort of knot called the ‘shepherd's knot’. shepherd's knot shepherd's knot n. = tormentil n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > tormentil plant or root septfoilOE seven-leafOE nutheada1300 tormentila1400 tormentine14.. turmeric1538 seven-leaves1640 tormentil-root1712 bloodroot1811 ewe-daisy1853 flesh and blood1853 shepherd's knot1884 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 125/1 Shepherd's-knot. Tormentilla officinalis. < as lemmas |
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