单词 | silesian beet |
释义 | > as lemmasSilesian beet a. Of or pertaining to Silesia. Also in special applications, as Silesian beet, Silesian bole, Silesian cloth, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > countries of Eastern Europe > [adjective] > region of Poland Silesian1647 Masurian1989 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 155 In a different character from the Dalmatian, Croatian,..Silesian, and other Nations towards the west. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. iii. iii. 348 Silesian Bole..feels as smooth as Castile-Soap. 1707 J. Addison Present State War in Wks. (1766) III. 271 The Silesian fund..enabled that Prince [Eugene] to make a conquest of Italy. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Terra Silesian Earth, in the materia medica, a fine astringent bole. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 243/2 Lettuce (Hardy Hammersmith,..Large White Malta, or White Silesian). 1853 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 789/2 The second group is represented by the white Silesian beet. 1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. iii. 103 A plan for a direct commerce with America, so as to open a sale for Silesian cloths. 1881 J. C. Lyell Fancy Pigeons 86 The Silesian swallow pigeon..is marked on the head with only a frontal spot. < as lemmas |
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