英语词汇“fairy hillock”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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fairy hillock

fairy hillock n. a hillock where fairies are said to live.

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1798 J. Grant & W. Leslie Surv. Province Moray iii. 127 Skeletons of human bodies have been accidentally dug up, and this has given rise to many fairy hillocks and grounds where witches met together.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Fairy-hillocks..verdant knolls..from the vulgar idea that these were anciently inhabited by the fairies, or that they used to dance there.

1891 J. Macdougall Folk & Hero Tales (Notes) 300 On arriving at the pasture he sat down on a..fairy hillock, and soon afterwards saw the Maiden of the golden ringlets..approaching him.

1992 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 34 Mike McShane..founders on fairy hillocks.

extracted from fairyn.adj.

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单词	fairy hillock
释义	> as lemmas fairy hillock fairy hillock n. a hillock where fairies are said to live. ΚΠ 1798 J. Grant & W. Leslie Surv. Province Moray iii. 127 Skeletons of human bodies have been accidentally dug up, and this has given rise to many fairy hillocks and grounds where witches met together. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Fairy-hillocks..verdant knolls..from the vulgar idea that these were anciently inhabited by the fairies, or that they used to dance there. 1891 J. Macdougall Folk & Hero Tales (Notes) 300 On arriving at the pasture he sat down on a..fairy hillock, and soon afterwards saw the Maiden of the golden ringlets..approaching him. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 34 Mike McShane..founders on fairy hillocks. extracted from fairyn.adj. < as lemmas
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