lambswooln.

Brit.

/ˈlamzwʊl/, U.S.

/ˈlæmzˌwʊl/

Forms: Also lamb's-wool.

a. The wool of lambs; soft fine wool used for hosiery and other clothing; clothing-material made of this wool.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from sheep > from lamb

lambswool1552

1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §1 Some by myngelinge Fell Wooll and Lambes Wool..withe Fleese Wooll.

1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 13 They changed the markes of the sheepe, and deteyned the lambes wooll, and when it was demanded it was denyed as if it were upon the sheepes backes.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 166 The poor little shivering creatures, shivering although wrapt in lamb's-wool and swan's-down.

1876 R. W. Emerson Resources in Lett. & Social Aims 127 The invalid sits shivering in lamb's-wool and furs.

figurative.1868 A. Trollope He knew he was Right (1869) I. iv. 26 Wrapping himself up for life in the scanty lambswool of a fellowship.

b. attributive.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin xxiii White lamb's-wool stockings.

1837 J. F. Palmer Gloss. in M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. Lambs-wool-sky, a collection of white orbicular masses of cloud (the cirrostratus of meteorologists).

1886 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 179 The sponges are sorted..into glove, reef, lamb's wool, grass, &c.

2. A drink consisting of hot ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples, and sugared and spiced.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > drinks made with ale

lambswool1593

cock ale1631

rambooze1656

white ale1701

powsowdie1706

hot pint1739

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 33 Drinkinge a cupp of Lammeswool.

1595 G. Peele Old Wiues Tale in Wks. (1861) 446/1 Lay a crab in the fire to roast for lamb's-wool.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) ii. v. iii. i. 371 I finde those that commend vse of apples, in Splenaticke and this kinde of melancholy (lambswooll some call it).

1666 S. Pepys Diary 9 Nov. (1972) VII. 364 We to Cards till 2 in the morning; and drinking lamb's-wool.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 147 They roast a ripe plantain and mix it with a pint and half of water, and it is like Lamb's Wool.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xi. 99 The lamb's-wool, even in the opinion of my wife, who was a connoiseur, was thought excellent.

a1794 M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. (1839) 59 There is two special stubberd trees, vor making squab pies and lamb's wool.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lambswool
释义	lambswooln. Brit. /ˈlamzwʊl/, U.S. /ˈlæmzˌwʊl/ Forms: Also lamb's-wool. 1. a. The wool of lambs; soft fine wool used for hosiery and other clothing; clothing-material made of this wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from sheep > from lamb lambswool1552 1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §1 Some by myngelinge Fell Wooll and Lambes Wool..withe Fleese Wooll. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 13 They changed the markes of the sheepe, and deteyned the lambes wooll, and when it was demanded it was denyed as if it were upon the sheepes backes. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 166 The poor little shivering creatures, shivering although wrapt in lamb's-wool and swan's-down. 1876 R. W. Emerson Resources in Lett. & Social Aims 127 The invalid sits shivering in lamb's-wool and furs. figurative.1868 A. Trollope He knew he was Right (1869) I. iv. 26 Wrapping himself up for life in the scanty lambswool of a fellowship. b. attributive. Π 1836 E. Howard Rattlin xxiii White lamb's-wool stockings. 1837 J. F. Palmer Gloss. in M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. Lambs-wool-sky, a collection of white orbicular masses of cloud (the cirrostratus of meteorologists). 1886 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 179 The sponges are sorted..into glove, reef, lamb's wool, grass, &c. 2. A drink consisting of hot ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples, and sugared and spiced. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > drinks made with ale lambswool1593 cock ale1631 rambooze1656 white ale1701 powsowdie1706 hot pint1739 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 33 Drinkinge a cupp of Lammeswool. 1595 G. Peele Old Wiues Tale in Wks. (1861) 446/1 Lay a crab in the fire to roast for lamb's-wool. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) ii. v. iii. i. 371 I finde those that commend vse of apples, in Splenaticke and this kinde of melancholy (lambswooll some call it). 1666 S. Pepys Diary 9 Nov. (1972) VII. 364 We to Cards till 2 in the morning; and drinking lamb's-wool. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 147 They roast a ripe plantain and mix it with a pint and half of water, and it is like Lamb's Wool. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xi. 99 The lamb's-wool, even in the opinion of my wife, who was a connoiseur, was thought excellent. a1794 M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. (1839) 59 There is two special stubberd trees, vor making squab pies and lamb's wool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1552
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