| 单词 | brood-hen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrood-hen brood-hen n. a breeding-hen; also an old name for the constellation of the Pleiades. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [noun] > Pleiades PleiadOE seven starsOE seven sistersc1425 Virgilsc1440 brood-hen1526 hen and chickens1613 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > hen > at or of specific stage, condition, or habits pulletc1400 brood-hen1526 smoke-hen1577 Shrovetide hen1598 shroving hen1611 poulard1733 clucker1779 1526 [see sense 2c]. 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 265 In Greeke Pleiades, and also Atlantides: they are named in englysh the brood Henne, and the Seuen starres. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 298 There should not be put vnder a brood-hen aboue 25 egs at one time to sit vpon. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 30 The occultation or setting of the Brood-hen. < as lemmas |
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