单词 | compose oneself to sleep |
释义 | > as lemmascompose oneself to sleep c. In compose oneself to sleep there is a blending with following senses. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (reflexive)] > specific oversleepa1450 couchc1550 sleep1565 compose oneself to sleep1709 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > go to sleep or fall asleep > lie or settle down to sleep to couch a hog's head (also a cod's head)?1518 compose oneself to sleep1709 settle1896 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 160. ⁋2 It was impossible for me to compose my self to sleep after two such unexpected Alarms. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xxi. 361 They..composed themselves in the deck-house to sleep for the remainder of the night. < as lemmas |
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