单词 | parish lantern |
释义 | > as lemmasparish lantern parish lantern n. English regional (chiefly midlands) and slang the moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [noun] moonOE Diana1398 Hecatec1420 lady of the night1480 luna?1499 Lucina?1504 Phoebe1600 queen of the night?1610 mother of months1613 noctiluca1623 Cynthia1645 Oliver?1747 star-queen1818 Paddy's lantern1834 parish lantern1847 night-sun1855 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Parish-lantern, the moon. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 95 Parish lantern, the moon. 1887 J. Ashton 18th Cent. Waifs 235 (note) The link-boy's natural hatred of ‘the Parish Lantern’, which would deprive him of his livelihood. 1990 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 4 Nov. 22 Some of the words were new to me—I believe they were Devonshire rather than Wiltshire—but I was familiar with the Parish Lantern, the Moon. < as lemmas |
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