| 单词 | welsh ambassador |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWelsh ambassador Welsh ambassador n. (a) the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus; †(b) an owl (obsolete rare). [The reason for this name for the cuckoo is not clear. Some have associated the bird's arrival in spring with that of Welsh border raiders (as in the source of quot. c1623) or labourers ( Notes & Queries (1850) 27 Apr. 419). Gwyn Williams ( Mod. Lang. Rev. 51 (1956) 223–5) suggests an allusion to the cuckoo's role as a messenger of love in Welsh poetry, though this would seem less plausible if the name originates in popular rather than literary use. Reference to the owl (in quot. 1683-4) may be an error (compare Welsh falconer n.).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] owleOE howlec1430 mouser1440 howletc1450 nightbirdc1450 owlet1542 night owl1581 jenny-howlet1600 tu-whit tu-whoo1604 Welsh ambassador1608 mouse-catcher1611 Welsh falconera1640 hooter1673 hobhouchin1682 flying-cat1699 houchin1746 jumbie bird1827 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Cuculus > cuculus canorus (cuckoo) yekec725 cuckooc1240 gowkc1325 Welsh ambassador1608 Welsh ledger1608 suck-egg1851 1608 T. Middleton Trick to catch Old-one iv. sig. H Thy Sound is like the cuckowe, the welch Embassador. c1623 Welsh Embassador (1921) iv. 1501 Pray mr Reese..what is the reason that wee english men when the Cuckoe is vppon entrance saie the welsh embassador is Cominge. 1683–4 in W. D. Macray Reg. Magdalen Coll., Oxf. (1904) New Ser. IV. 135 Mr. Clerke, commoner, complain'd of Sir Chernock, demy, for abusing him.., calling him foole, Welsh ambassadour (an expression for an owle). 1894 G. F. Northall Folk-phrases 25 The Welsh ambassador = The cuckoo. 2003 J. Alder Birds & Flowers Castle Mey & Balmoral 123/2 I have no idea why in Wales it [sc. the cuckoo] should be known as a ‘Welsh ambassador’! < as lemmas |
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