单词 | turkish delight |
释义 | > as lemmasTurkish delight Turkish delight n. a sweetmeat consisting of gelatine boiled, cubed, and dusted with sugar, rahat lokum n.; cf. lumps of delight n. at lump n.1 Phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > Turkish delight rahat lokum1808 lumps of delight1870 Turkish delight1877 rahat1931 [1870 [see sense A. a]. ] 1877 Porcupine 31 Mar. 843/2 Arabs and Greeks vended Turkish delight (horrible compound). 1888 Boy's Own Paper Summer 38/1 Instead of the usual boxes of..Turkish delight,..there was little to tempt the youthful appetite but piles of fruit. 1901 F. Hume Golden Wang-ho x The thrusting forward of the Turkish delight box. < as lemmas |
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