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单词 myrtle garland
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myrtle garland
myrtle garland n. chiefly poetic a wreath of myrtle, esp. as worn in honour of Venus, or by a bride; hence used allusively to refer to love or marriage.
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c1625 T. Heywood tr. Ovid De Arte Amandi ii. 63 My worke is at an end the palme bring me, And let the Mirtle garland be my fee.
1745 M. Akenside Ode to Friend, Unsuccessful in Love (1894) 156 Cease then to gaze with looks of love: Bid her adieu, the venal fair... Lay your myrtle garland down.
1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. xxi. 90 From Tolosa, Rome To herself drew me, where I merited A myrtle garland to inwreathe my brow.
2000 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 27 Apr. 9 Her technique is to build up each version with the painted wax masks of ancestors,..the smell of myrtle garlands.
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