| 单词 | thistle-top |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthistle-top thistle-top n. (a) = thistledown n.; (b) = thistle-head n. ΘΚΠ 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 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Thystle toppe, whyche is lyke plume, pappus. 1606 C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander vi. 277 Neptune for pity..Flung them into the air, and did awake them Like two sweet birds, surnamed th' Acanthides, Which we call Thistle-warps, that..feed on thistle-tops. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 763/1 The goldfinch or wild canary is seen, perched on a thistle-top... ‘Thistle bird’ is another name that he bears, on account of his fondness for thistle-seeds as food, and thistle-down for the lining of his nest. < as lemmas |
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