单词 | dead men's bells |
释义 | > as lemmasdead men's bells 4. A corolla shaped like a bell; hence in the name of various flowering plants, esp. of the genus Campanula, e.g. bluebell n., Canterbury bells n., harebell n.; dead men's bells (dialectal name of the Foxglove), heather-bell n., etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > petal > petals or corolla bella1616 foliation1672 wrapper1718 pavilion1731 corolla1753 wreath1760 corol1791 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 89 In a Cowslips bell, I lie. View more context for this quotation 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 24 in Justa Edouardo King Bid them hither cast Their bells, and flowerets. 1743 R. Blair Grave 15 Dew-drops on the Bells of Flow'rs. 1847 T. De Quincey Joan of Arc in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 185/1 Flower nor bud, bell nor blossom, would ever bloom for her. < as lemmas |
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