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单词 cathern
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Cathernn.

Etymology: Corruption of Catherine n. Compare:1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love Epil. 66 Here Nelly lies, who, though she liv'd a Slater'n, Yet dy'd a Princess, acting in S. Cathar'n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈCathern.
A festival or merry-making on St. Catherine's day (November 25).
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society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > St. Catherine's Day (25 November) > [noun]
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1596 S. Forman Autobiogr. & Diary (1849) 27 §3 At 4 I went first to see the garden catherne.
1476 Will of Rose Scotton (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/6) f. 208 A flatte pece of siluur called a Kateryn cupp.] attributive.1849 J. O. Halliwell Pop. Rhymes & Nursery Tales (Brand) The Dean of Worcester informs me that the Chapter have a practice of preparing a rich bowl of wine and spices, called ‘The Cathern Bowl’, for the inhabitants of the college precincts upon that day [Nov. 25].

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Catherning n.
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1730 C. Lamotte Ess. Poetry & Painting (Brand) 126 Young women meeting on the 25th of November, and making merry together, which they call Catherning.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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