| 单词 | ear of corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasear of corn ear of corn n. (a) = sense 1; (b) = sense 2.Cf. note at corn n.1 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize > head or cob ear of corna1425 ear1679 mealie cob1859 maize cob1882 a1425 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Royal) (1974) l. 1390 Hast gone be any stye, And croppyd ȝerne [a1450 Claud. ȝerus] of corne þe by? 1530 Bible (Tyndale) i. xli. f. 59 He slepte agayne and dreamed the second tyme, that..[seven] eares of corne grewe apon one stalke. 1610 True Declar. Estate Colonie Virginia 28 The wheat beeing sowen thicke, some stalkes beare eares of corne. 1620 N. Rogers True Convert 179 We may be cropt off like an eare of corne. 1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 5) I. 143 What Corn you stack must be bound up in Sheaves, that so the Ears of the Corn may be turned inward, and the Straw-ends out. 1844 Amer. Agriculturist June 167/2 I have never yet (though I have..counted probably thousands) seen an ear of corn with an odd number of rows. 1901 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 21 203 Triangular plait-work offerings made of ears of corn. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 21 June 32/2 We started with the fresh-grilled ear of corn, slathered with mayo and anejo cheese. < as lemmas |
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