单词 | cheer-giving |
释义 | > as lemmascheer-giving Objective with agent nouns and participles, as cheer-bringer, cheer-marrer; cheer-bringing, cheer-giving, etc. ΚΠ 1594 S. Daniel Cleopatra v. ii, in Delia (new ed.) sig. N2 Chear-marrer Care, did then such passions breed. 1810 J. Stewart Genevieve 11 The hunter and sire; Who closer prest round, as the cheer-giving fire Its faggots had piled for the night. 1868 Putnam's Mag. Jan. 66/2 He might come..as cheer-bringer, dispeller of evil, uniter of the estranged. 1918 Amer. Stationer & Office Outfitter 26 Oct. 31/1 Be optimistic; be a cheer-spreader instead of a gloom-producer. 1988 S. N. Kramer in M. V. Fox Temple in Society i. 12 A luminous cheer-bringing temple built of silver and lapis lazuli. 2003 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 18 Feb. 12 Ms. McGregor trains dogs as hospital visitors. Jazzy is expected to become one of these cheer-bringers, but must first pass a four-part test. < as lemmas |
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