单词 | gypsy straw |
释义 | > as lemmasgypsy straw gypsy straw n. straw used to make a gypsy bonnet; (hence by metonymy) a gypsy bonnet (now historical). ΚΠ 1795 Hull Advertiser 29 Aug. 3/1 Fashions for August. Bonnet of cottage gypsey straw. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xi. 263 His mistress is necessitated to fetch her garden-hat—a gipsy-straw—and accompany him, over stile and along hedgerow, to hear the conclusion of the whole agricultural matter. a2006 E. Ogilvie Jennie about to Be (2016) xiv. 101 He..picked up her shawl and gypsy straw... She took the straw bonnet out of his hand and scaled it across the room. ‘I've decided I'm not wearing that.’ < as lemmas |
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