单词 | wax-nose |
释义 | > as lemmaswax-nose wax-nose n. a ‘nose of wax’ (see nose n. 9). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > inconstant person or thing > inconstant person starter1519 changeling1539 flirt1577 Protean1598 weathercock1598 changerc1600 mooncalf1607 minute jacka1616 a nose of wax1821 sugar stick1825 wax-nosea1843 in-and-outer1905 brainstormer1907 a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 11/1 It is fitter for the dotage dreams of Sir William Jones, than the visions of the poet. Let the wax-nose be tweaked by Volney on one side and Maurice on the other! < as lemmas |
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