单词 | teneriffe |
释义 | Teneriffen. 1. A white wine produced on Teneriffe. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > wines of other regions > [noun] > Canary Islands Canary wine1576 canary1599 Canary sack1601 canadoe1610 aristippus1640 verdona1703 Vidonia1723 Teneriffe1791 1791 J. Woodforde Diary 11 Nov. (1927) III. 312 Claret, Teneriffe, and Port Wines to drink. 1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines vi. 194 What is called Vidonia is properly the dry Canary wine, best known as Teneriffe. 1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xxxii. 611 A couple of wineglassesful of Madeira (Sherry or Teneriffe will do). 2. Used attributively to designate a kind of lace made in the Canary Islands. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > made or originating in specific place Flanders-laced1670 Chantilly1806 Limerick lace1839 Carrickmacross1861 Limerick1886 Binche1902 Teneriffe1907 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 3520/2 Teneriffe D'Oyley. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bliss 137 Now my best little Teneriffe-work teacloth is simply in ribbons. 1969 R. T. Wilcox Dict. Costume 342/2 Teneriffe lace, a lace of circles and wheels similar to Paraguay lace, made chiefly in the Canary islands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1791 |
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