单词 | thistle-crown |
释义 | > as lemmasthistle-crown thistle-crown n. (a) a name for a Scottish gold coin of James VI, bearing the figure of a thistle on the reverse, and worth about 4 shillings; cf. thistle noble n.; (b) the flower-head of the thistle. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > Scottish coins > [noun] > gold coins rider1367 rial1420 demy1440 lew1467 unicorn1487 liona1572 lion noble1586 thistle noble1590 hat piece1598 bonnet piece1684 thistle-crown1726 lozenge lion1890 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > thistles > flower-head or down thistle-top1552 thistledown1561 thistle-seed1782 thistle-beard1797 thistle-head1839 thistle-tufta1847 thistle-ball1855 thistle-crown1878 thistle-clock1948 1726 S. M. Leake Nummi Britannici Historia 83 Thistle Crowns..4s. 4¾d. 1878 M. A. Brown tr. J. L. Runeberg Nadeschda 20 Plucked a thistle-crown and fastened it As a breast-knot. 1899 Daily News 12 July 8/3 To watch the goldfinch clinging to the silken thistle-crown. < as lemmas |
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