| 单词 | a present from |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa present from —— d. British. a present from ——: used as an inscription on a piece of souvenir pottery, bearing the name of the town in which it is sold; (hence) a piece of pottery so inscribed. Also in later use with reference to other kinds of souvenir. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > [noun] > keepsake, souvenir tokenc1385 remembrance1424 memory?c1425 memoranda1450 remembrancer1593 momento1600 relic1611 memorandum1679 memento1768 souvenir1776 keepsake1790 ricordo1821 a present from ——1853 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House iv. 28 We found a mug, with ‘A Present from Tunbridge Wells’ on it. 1890 R. Kipling Courting of Dinah Shadd 125 She gave me a drink out of a china mug wi' gold letters—‘A Present from Leeds’. 1921 W. de la Mare Mem. Midget viii. 49 A gay little bumper of milk gilded with the enwreathed letters, ‘A Present from Dover’. 1962 N. Mitford Water Beetle 113 The china cabinet will contain Rose Pompadour Sèvres cheek by jowl with A Present from Bexhill. 2005 People (Nexis) 27 Mar. 8 Rock with the words: ‘A present from Blackpool’ all the way through. < as lemmas |
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