单词 | handlight |
释义 | > as lemmashandlight handlight n. Horticulture = hand glass n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > glazed frame or cloche framea1678 hand glass1727 garden frame1731 bark-stove1732 garden-glass1732 handlight1786 tan-stove1828 cold frame1851 cloche1882 1786 J. Lucas Catal. Furnit. B. Price 3rd Day’s Sale. Lot 42 Four glazed hand lights. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 13 A melon bed!—fie! What a grand pompous name was that for three melon plants under a hand-light! 1939 Winnipeg Free Press 22 Sept. 20/1 The cuttings may be inserted in a cold frame, or, failing that, under a cloche or home-made handlight. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 12 Apr. (Features section) 62 Bell-shaped glass cloches and iron- or lead-framed handlights, miniature greenhouses to protect single plants. < as lemmas |
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