单词 | dandilly |
释义 | dandillyadj.n. Scottish. A. adj. Petted, spoiled by being made too much of. Jamieson also gives the meaning ‘Celebrated’. ΚΠ 17.. in R. Jamieson Pop. Songs (1806) I. 324 (Jam.) And he has married a dandily wife, She wadna shape, nor yet wad she sew. a1808 Ross Songs 145 (Jam.) The dandilly toast of the parish Is woo'd and married and a'. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 95 Yon dandilly maiden..a' glistenin' wi' goud and jewels. B. n. A pet, a darling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 227 I wes in ȝouthe on nwreice kne Cald dandillie, bischop, dandillie. a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 76 The Fate of some were once Dandillies, Might teach the younger Stags and Fillies, Not for to Trample poor Cart-Horse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.?a1513 |
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