单词 | piedmont |
释义 | piedmont1/ˈpiːdmɒnt /noun A gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land.Remove the top ½ to 1 inch of new growth about every four weeks from the time the plant is 6 inches tall until early July in the upper piedmont and mountains, up to early August at the coast....
OriginMid 19th century: from Italian piemonte 'mountain foot' (see Piedmont). Piedmont2/ˈpiːdmɒnt /1A region of NW Italy, in the foothills of the Alps; capital, Turin. Dominated by Savoy from 1400, it became a part of the kingdom of Sardinia in 1720. It was the centre of the movement for a united Italy in the 19th century. Italian name Piemonte. 2A hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. OriginFrom Italian piemonte 'mountain foot'. |
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