单词 | venus' hair |
释义 | > as lemmasVenus' hair b. In names of plants having foliage fancifully likened to hair: as Isis hair, Lady's hair n. at lady n. Compounds 3c, maidenhair n., Venus' hair. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leaves or foliage shadec1000 leafOE felourea1400 filourc1400 hair1551 leafage1599 foliage1601 umbrage1657 foliature1682 folia1730 greenery1826 leafery1834 feather1842 leafdom1856 leaf mass1857 greening1895 the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > maidenhair fern waterwortOE maidenhairc1300 adianthus1526 maidenweed1526 adiantum1548 coliander1548 polytrichon1550 Venus' hair1551 well-fern1565 Our Lady's hair1597 capillary1646 maidenhair fern1833 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. B iij It [Adianthum]..may be named in English Venus heyre or ladyes heyre. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Capelli di venere, the herbe Maiden-haire, Venus-haire, or our Ladies-haire. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Portland Among the sea-weeds here is found a sort of shrub, not unlike coral. It is called Isis's-Hair. < as lemmas |
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