单词 | moose-head |
释义 | > as lemmasmoose-head moose-head n. (a) the head of a moose, esp. one mounted as a trophy; (b) U.S. regional pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata. ΚΠ 1806 A. Henry Jrnl. 14 July (1988) I. 203 Our course on setting out was W.S.W. for the Moose Head where we arrived..and stopped at a small Lake to unsaddle and refresh our Horses.] 1853 A. Hunter Washington & Georgetown Directory a46 In this case you will find a number of small mammalia, a moose head and horns, under which are a number of little musk deer from the East Indies. 1860 A. B. Street Woods & Waters xiii. 153 A little wild-grass dingle, with a fringe of silver sand tasselled at the edge with arrowheads and rushes, mingled with Tyrian-dyed mooseheads and golden-globed lily blossoms. 1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson (new ed.) 21 This in the books, is called Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata).., but the guides call it moose-head. 1927 M. de la Roche Jalna xxiv. 296 The great moose-head which had been her especial terror in childhood now glared down its long hard nose at her. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Dec. c4/1 Some wrongfully presumed the cozy fireside chat (magnificent fieldstone fireplace, moose heads, etc.) took place chez Manning. < as lemmas |
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