| 单词 | parson-and-clerk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparson-and-clerk parson-and-clerk n. (also parsons-and-clerks) † (a) British regional (a children's name for) the flaming marks and spots made on paper as it burns, esp. the last spark (obsolete); (b) wild arum, Arum maculatum. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [noun] > fiery spots on burning paper parson-and-clerk1744 1744 H. Walpole Let. 17 July (1961) XXX. 60 It will be like what children call the parson and clerk in burnt paper, the last spark of all. 1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. 74 Passons an' clarks, the running fiery spots on burning paper are sometimes so called by children, who watch them to see which will run last: parsons, the large ones,—or clerks, the small ones. 1882 H. Friend Gloss. Devonshire Plant Names 43 Parson-and-Clerk, Arum maculatum. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 429 Lords and Ladies... Local names... Parson and clerk, Dev, Som; parson-in-his-smock, Lincs. < as lemmas |
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