| 单词 | horse brass |
| 释义 | > as lemmashorse brass horse brass n. (see quot. 1963). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > ornaments shomea1310 wamplate1508 hounce1565 ear bow1795 rosette1822 phalera1886 greening1895 horse brass1911 1911 E. Lovett Folk Lore Horse 3 (heading) Horse brasses. It is almost impossible to walk through any of our towns without meeting with horses..bedecked with certain brass ornaments. 1911 E. Lovett Folk Lore Horse 7 We now turn to the other typical horse brass, viz., the crescent. 1945 ‘G. Orwell’ Animal Farm iv. 34 It consisted of a brass medal (they were really some old horse-brasses which had been found in the harness-room). 1960 ‘R. East’ Kingston Black xiv. 135 A great glittering display of silver darts trophies and horse brasses. 1963 L. F. Bloodgood & P. Santini Horseman's Dict. 107 Horse brasses, decorative metal ornaments in a great variety of designs hung on draft-horse harness. Probably originating in the amulets used on camels in the East and horses in Mediterranean countries to ward off the ‘evil eye’. < as lemmas |
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