单词 | may-basket |
释义 | > as lemmasMay-basket May-basket n. U.S. a small basket, traditionally filled with flowers, confectionery, etc., and hung or left at the door of a loved one or friend on May Day as a token of affection. ΚΠ 1842 S. Rodman Diary (1927) 235 The little girls for the last two days have had the pleasant excitement attending the giving and receiving May baskets of flowers. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia ii. xiii. 260 I remember I took a melancholy pleasure in hanging a May-basket for Nina Harling that spring. 1977 T. Tudor Time to Keep 24 On May Day the children left May baskets at our neighbors' doors. < as lemmas |
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