单词 | fire night |
释义 | > as lemmasfire night fire night n. a night spent round a fireside or bonfire, typically as a social event. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > intimate fire night1652 sit-down1777 1652 C. Barksdale Noctes Hibernæ To Rdr. sig. A2 Some have learned more of their Teacher, in an houres walk, or on a fire-night, than sitting at the desk all the day. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. vii. 24 A Gentleman importun'd, at a fire-night in the publike Hall, to accept the high and mightie place of a mock-Emperour, which was duely conferred upon him. 1915 N.Y. Times 5 Aug. 11/4 Council Fire Night will be celebrated in the Bronx..and in Richmond there will be a high bonfire on Ward's Hill. 2014 B. Moran Making Marion vii. 68 Valerie had made me promise to come along to Fire Night that Sunday, the last one having been cancelled due to the sudden disappearance of Grace. < as lemmas |
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