a worthless or harmless device.
| 单词 | θ90284 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > that which is (5) straw-device1601 a worthless or harmless device. herb John1614 Apparently a name for some tasteless herb of neutral qualities; hence applied, in proverbial phrases, to something inert or indifferent. cardinal's blessing1702 a blessing that brings no further advantage, a mere blessing. ineffectuality1838 The condition or fact of being ineffectual; concrete something ineffectual (quot. 1838). scrap of paper1840 A remnant; a small detached piece; a piece very small by comparison with the whole; a fragmentary… applied contemptuously to a document containing… |
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