单词 | may meeting |
释义 | > as lemmasMay meeting May meeting n. now historical each of a succession of annual meetings of various religious and philanthropic societies formerly held during the month of May in Exeter Hall, London, and at other venues. ΚΠ 1852 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 19 June 312/1 May-meetings of bees, humming and buzzing. 1874 H. W. Longfellow Tales Wayside Inn (compl. ed.) 247 Dost thou remember, Hannah, the great May-Meeting in London, When I was still a child, how we sat in the silent assembly, Waiting upon the Lord in patient and passive submission? 1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLII. 228/2 She visited London every year for the May meetings. < as lemmas |
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