| 释义 |
brandy-bottle, n.|ˈbrændɪ-ˌbɒt(ə)l|
1. A bottle (for) containing brandy; also fig.
1676G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. (1684) 3 Go, you are an insignificant Brandy Bottle. 1765Tucker Lt. of Nat. II. 179 Putting his mouth to the brandy bottle.
2. Bot. A local name of the Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar luteum).
1846J. W. Loudon Ladies' Comp. Flower-Gard. 201 The popular name is Brandy Bottle, from the flowers smelling like brandy. 1863Prior Plant-n. 28 Brandy-bottle, from the shape of the seed-vessel, the yellow water-lily. |