| 单词 | to put on the sheaf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put on the sheaf c. figurative in various obvious uses. Also †to put on the sheaf, to crown the feast, add the finishing touch (Scottish). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete or conclude action [verb (intransitive)] > add the finishing touch finish1551 to put on the sheaf1718 1600 in Songs & Poems Costume (Percy Soc.) 102 Of others take a sheafe, of mee a graine. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xii. 327 In the Knowledge of Bodies, we must be content to glean what we can from particular Experiments, since we cannot from a Discovery of their real Essences, grasp at a time whole Sheaves; and in bundles, comprehend the Nature and Properties of whole Species together. 1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green ii. 21 A Kebbuck syn..pat on the Sheaf. 1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 311 Yet the harvest is so abundant that the negligent search of a straggling gleaner may be rewarded with a sheaf. 1885 R. Buchanan Annan Water xvi Marriage with a holy man is a sheaf of blessing. < as lemmas |
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