单词 | fenugreek |
释义 | fenugreekn. 1. A leguminous plant (Trigonella Fœnum Græcum) cultivated for its seeds, which are used by farriers. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > medicines or applications fenugreekc1000 oil of cade1575 cade oil1800 tobacco-liquor1844 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > other culinary vegetables > [noun] fenugreekc1000 oil wort1493 callaloo1696 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > fenugreek plant fenugreekc1000 Greekish hayc1420 methi1832 trigonel1884 c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 181 Wiþ sarum magan eft gedo on wearmne ele þa wyrt þe hatte fenogrecum. a1400 Med. Receipt in Rel. Ant. 1 51 Tak..feinygreke..and farse the catte. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 43 Ffeyngrek..is to be sowe..in this Janes ende. 1486 Bk. St. Albans ciiij b Take venecreke and then anoynt itt with this Oyntement afforsayde. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 5 The flour or meale of Fenegreke. 1631 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. 1. Table Hard Words Fenugreek is an Herb which hath a long slender trailing stalk. 1712 W. King Let. in Art of Cookery (ed. 2) 106 The Herb Fenugreek, with Pickles, Oyl and Wine, was a Roman dainty. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 97 Fenugreek..so called by the Romans from their having adopted..the practice of cutting and drying it for fodder. 1872 J. E. Erichsen Sci. & Art Surg. (ed. 6) I. i. 10 The patient should be roused by the use of vinegar or fenugreek. 2. attributive, as fenugreek-flower, fenugreek-seed. ΚΠ 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. v. 41 Take..of Fenugreek-seed one ounce. 1643 J. Steer tr. Fabricius Exper. Chyrurg. vi. 25 A Decoction of Fœnegreeke or Melelot flowers. 1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing II. ii. iii. ii. 136 One dram of fenugreek seed. 1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 144 Cook it in a saucepan with..fenugreek seed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1000 |
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