| 单词 | witch gowan |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitch gowan witch gowan n. chiefly Scottish any of several yellow or white flowers, or plants bearing such flowers; spec. a dandelion or globeflower; also as a modifier.Now only in lists of alternative names for these flowers or plants. ΚΠ 1810 A. Cunningham et al. Remains Nithsdale & Galloway Song 110 Witch-gowan flowers, are large yellow gowans, with a stalk filled with pernicious sap, resembling milk, which when anointed on the eyes is believed to cause instant blindness. 1841 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 116/1 There lay Janet hersel on the bed.., dead and cauld,..with a wreath of witch-gowans—I doubt she wasna what she should hae been, after a'—round her head. 1956 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 69 15 The Dandelion is called Horse Gowan, Milk Gowan, Witch Gowan, and Yellow Gowan. < as lemmas |
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