figurative. In allusions to the Fates imagined as spinning the thread of life or destiny, or in similar contexts.
单词 | θ142971 |
释义 | the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > the (three) Fates > equipment used by (2) spindle1577 figurative. In allusions to the Fates imagined as spinning the thread of life or destiny, or in similar contexts. shear1600 Originally (and still Scottish and dialect) = scissors, n. In later use commonly applied to scissors… figurative, esp. as attributed to the Fates. |
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