| 单词 | dog's caul |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog's caul dog's caul n. (also †dog's call, †dog's cawl) [apparently < the genitive of dog n.1 + either caul n.1 or caul n.2] now rare any of several plants which are poisonous to dogs; esp. dog's mercury, Mercurialis perennis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > dog's mercury mercuryc1450 dog's caul1578 wild mercury1578 dog's mercury1597 townweed1853 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. liv. 77 The wilde Mercury is called..in English..Dogges Call. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 27 Mallows, Henbane, Dogs-caul, and other pernitious plants. 1727 Family Dict. Dog's cawl... The uncreeping Apocynon shoots forth great Twigs of an ill Scent. 1806 New Ital. Dict. Mercorelia, dog's caul, an herb. 1947 O. Percival Our Old-fashioned Flowers 116 Mercuralis perennis, Dog's Mercury, Dog's Cabbage, Dog's Cole, Dog's Caul. < as lemmas |
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