单词 | moss-bag |
释义 | > as lemmasmoss-bag moss-bag n. Canadian a moss-packed carrier used by Canadian Indians for protecting and transporting an infant (see quot. 1865). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > cot or cradle > used by North American Indians moss-bag1865 cradle-board1879 1865 Visct. Milton & W. B. Cheadle N.-W. Passage by Land vi. 85 The ‘moss-bag’ or Indian cradle. This is a board with two side flaps of cloth, which lace together up the centre. The child is laid on its back on the board, packed with soft moss, and laced firmly down, with its arms to its side, and only its head at liberty. 1993 Beaver Apr. 7 (caption) Two big canoes loaded with men & one woman, who had a baby in a moss bag. < as lemmas |
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