| 单词 | cornel-wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmascornel-wood cornel-wood n. the wood of Cornus mascula, celebrated for its hardness and toughness, whence it was anciently in request for javelins, arrows, etc.: cf. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > wood of fruit trees > others service tree1545 cornel-wood1600 manchineel1683 bois d'arc1805 apple1815 crab-wood1849 peach wood1850 plum1902 persimmon1989 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. lvi. 39 A golden rod within a staffe of cornell wood. 1860 G. Rawlinson tr. Herodotus Hist. IV. vii. xcii. 83 For arms they had bows of cornel wood. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 440 Within the towne of Rome there stood An image cut of cornel wood. < as lemmas |
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