| 单词 | mourning piece |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmourning piece mourning piece n. U.S. a pictorial representation of a tomb, etc., intended as a memorial of the dead. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > [noun] > keepsake, souvenir > of the dead death's ring1643 mourning ring1653 hair-ring1696 mourning piece1828 mourning picture1859 1828 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 154 His words are not hung with black, like mourning-pieces, but the remembrance of his country's wrongs gives a solemn energy to every sentiment. 1967 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 12 Nov. (1970) 588 On the walls are samplers and ‘mourning pieces’ and quaint American primitive portraits. 2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Electronic ed.) 12 Feb. 12 Through history there were lovelocks, Memento Mori jewelry, which evolved into mourning pieces. < as lemmas |
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