| 单词 | mops and mows |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmops and mows A grotesque grimace or grin, as made by a monkey. Chiefly in mops and mows. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > monkey > facial expression mopa1475 play face1962 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > grimace or distortion mowc1330 mopa1475 mocks and mows1508 murgeons?a1513 face1533 smile1550 smilet1591 mump1592 ruffle1602 frown1608 stitcha1625 grimace1651 grimask1671 simagre1680 moppet1693 distortion1718 throw1790 rictus1827 mug1844 monkey-face1939 a1475 (?a1440) B. Burgh Distichs of Cato (Harl.) 690 Moppe [c1475 Rawl. Riht As thou deprauyst hym, behynde thy bakke, Riht so wol men make the a mowe and a knakke]. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. i. sig. 32 b The Ape..giueth himselfe to make vs laugh with his mops and mowes. a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) iii. i. 24 Heartily I hate these Travellers, These Gim-cracks, made of Mops, and Motions. 1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 29 Others they call'd Apes (and we Mimicks), these were perpetually making of Mopps and Mowes. 1710 Banbury Apes (ed. 4) 8 Truly, says the Mayor, there's sufficient witness that saw him make Mops and Mows at her. 1820 Marmaiden of Clyde in A. Whitelaw Bk. Sc. Ballads (1857) 92/2 Wi' mop an' mowr, an' glare an' glowr, Grim faces grin ower the waves. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona iii. 29 The mops and mows of the old witch. 1993 P. Beer Pilgrims Crossing in Friend of Heraclitus 32 The village idiot, Feeble-mind, Has left his moonstruck brain behind With his protective mops and mows. < as lemmas |
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