单词 | owl time |
释义 | > as lemmasowl time owl time n. the time when owls are abroad; dusk, twilight; night. ΚΠ 1878 J. B. L. Warren Salvia Richmond I. vi. 150 Who comes calling here in the name of wonder at owl-time? 1919 Nation 29 Nov. 688/1 The eucalyptus still was there At owl-time with no moon. 1993 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 19 Dec. 1 c If you want to keep company with owls..you have to be there on owl time, which is somewhere between twilight and the first morning light. 2003 S. Ash Lord of Snow & Shadows xv. 179 ‘It's dark now; owl time,’ she told him. ‘Time for you to go home.’ < as lemmas |
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