单词 | the blue of the plum |
释义 | > as lemmasthe blue of the plum ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > delicateness or daintiness softheadc1350 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 gingerliness1583 daintinessa1586 delicacya1586 subtilty1660 the blue of the plum1707 bloom1777 daintification1780 daintihood1780 fairyhood1832 1707 P. A. Motteux Farewel Folly i. 7 But mine has the Blue of the Plumb upon her still; thou shalt see her. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xlix. 215 The Maids keep their Teeth very white, till they have lost the blue of their Plumb, and then they dye them as black as Jet. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 90 She has quite lost the Blue on the Plumb. ?1800 S. J. Nash Juvenile Epigr. & Poems 68 When the plum has lost its blue, The pretty look deserts the face. < as lemmas |
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