| 单词 | kattering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈkattering ˈkattering n. (also 'katterning) ΘΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities on St. Catherine's day Cathern1596 Catherning1730 kattering1730 Kattern1849 1730 C. Lamotte Ess. Poetry & Painting ii. 126 St. Catherine..is held in so much Veneration in the Church of Rome…her Holiday is observed, not in Popish Countries only, but even in many Places in this Nation, young Women meeting on the 25th of November, and making merry together, which they call Catherning. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 25 Catterning, to go catterning is to go round begging for apples and beer for a festival on St. Catherine's Day, and singing,—‘Cattern’ and Clemen' be here, here, here, Give us your apples and give us your beer.’ 1959 Times 4 Dec. 19/1 English ‘luck-visits’..take their names from the Christian usage that overlies pagan observance—as souling, katterning (St. Catherine), [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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