单词 | acorn |
释义 | acorn —acorned, adj. /ay"kawrn, ay"keuhrn/, n. 1. the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule. 2. a finial or knop, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of an acorn. [bef. 1000; ME acorne (influenced by CORN), r. akern, OE aecern, aecren mast, oak-mast; c. ON akarn fruit of wild trees, MHG ackeran acorn, Goth akran fruit, yield < Gmc *akrana-; alleged derivation from base of ACRE is dubious if original reference was to wild trees] |
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