| 单词 | witch bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitch bell witch bell n. (also witch bells) any of several plants having tubular or bell-shaped flowers; spec. the harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.Cf. witches' bells n., fairy bells n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > bellflowers bell-flower1578 bluebell1578 Canterbury bells1578 Coventry bells1578 Coventry Marians1578 Coventry rapes1578 fair-in-sight1578 gauntlet1578 haskwort1578 Marian's violet1578 throatwort1578 lady's looking glass1597 mariet1597 Mercury's violet1597 peach-bells1597 steeple bells1597 uvula-wort1597 Venus looking-glass1597 campanula1664 Spanish bell1664 corn-violet1665 rampion1688 Venus' glass1728 harebell1767 heath-bell1805 witch bell1808 slipperwort1813 meadow-bell1827 greygle1844 platycodon1844 lady's thimble1853 kikyo1884 witches' bells1884 balloon flower1901 fairy thimble1914 mountain bell1923 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > foxglove foxglovec1000 London button1552 wine-pot herb1552 finger1562 finger flower1562 lady's glove1575 foxter1623 fox-finger1657 fox1684 bloody finger1789 witch bell1808 fairy fingers1811 fairy thimble1813 dead men's bells1818 witches' thimbles1820 fairy bells1821 fairy glove1841 flap-dock1846 cow-flop1847 pop-glove1847 lady's thimble1853 Scotch mercury1853 poppy1856 fairy petticoats1864 finger root1870 fairy weed1871 pop-dock1878 witches' bells1884 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Witch-bell, round-leaved Bell-flower, Campanula rotundifolia. 1899 Morris Tribune (Minnesota, U.S.) 9 Sept. 8/3 They [sc. witches] are supposed to have had their favourite flowers as well as plants, and in England at the present time foxglove is spoken of as ‘witch bells’ and harebells as ‘witches' thimbles’. 2001 C. Perry World of Flowers 28/1 The harebell was also known as devil's bell, witch bell and witch thimble, and was not picked, for bad luck would follow. < as lemmas |
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