单词 | gypsy caravan |
释义 | > as lemmasgypsy caravan gypsy caravan n. a type of covered wagon, typically wooden and elaborately painted, that is traditionally horse-drawn and used as housing by Romani peoples.Cf. gypsy wagon n., vardo n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > used by gypsies gypsy caravan1840 gypsy wagon1841 vardo1897 Reading wagon1940 1840 C. Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock I. 236 Neither was it a gipsy caravan, for at the open door..sat a christian lady. 1976 A. Cronin Dead as Doornails (1980) iii. 58 Along came a brightly painted gypsy caravan, drawn by a grey horse. 2015 Radio Times 9 May (South/West ed.) 138/1 I haven't camped in a tent for ages because there are so many glamping options now. Yurts, teepees, camper vans, gypsy caravans. < as lemmas |
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