in various special uses, e.g. as an ale-house sign; hung outside a house as a sign of the plague; as a plug, strainer, or wad; (of herbs) as a…
| 单词 | θ11765 |
| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > plague or pestilence > [noun] > place infected with > sign of (2) wisp?1507 in various special uses, e.g. as an ale-house sign; hung outside a house as a sign of the plague; as a plug, strainer, or wad; (of herbs) as a… red cross?1566 A red cross made on the door of a house to signify the presence of a plague victim, esp. in the 17th cent. Now historical. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。