| 释义 |
ˈwine-tree Obs. or dial.
[OE. wíntréow = ON. víntré, Goth. weinatriu: see wine n.1 and tree n.]
A vine.
Also a local name for blackthorn and mountain ash.
c950Lindisf. Gosp. John xv. 5 Ic am þæt wintreo, ᵹie ða tuiggo sint. c1250Gen. & Ex. 2059 Me drempte, ic stod at a win-tre, Ðat adde waxen buȝes ðre. 13..Cursor M. 7159 (Gött.), Þair olyues wid þair wyn tres [Cott. vintres]. 1637Rutherford Lett., to Lady Kilconquhair 13 Sept. (1671) 151 A land of olives and wine-trees. 1857Wright Dict. Prov. Eng., Wine-tree, a vine. Norf. |