单词 | verbenate |
释义 | † verbenatev. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To strew or decorate with vervain.In later use only in dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter loosely or strew > strew (a surface) with something > with specific substance rusha1325 belitter1655 litter1700 verbenate1829 1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 96 The temples and frequented places were strewed and sanctified with vervain; the beasts for sacrifice, and the altars, were verbenated, the one filleted, the other strewed, with the sacred herb. 1832 G. Banks Plymouth & Devonport Flora at Verbena–Vervain The temple, altar, and beast of sacrifice, were verbenated, or strewed and filleted with the ‘Holie Vervain’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018). < v.1829 |
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