| 单词 | peacock's tail maple |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeacock's tail maple ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > maple > types of peacock's tail1664 sugar maple1731 curled maple1778 bird's eye maple1793 soft maple1806 Queensland maple1915 tiger maple1961 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva x. 28 Especially the Bruscum, the French-Maple, and the Peacocks-tail Maple, which is that sort so elegantly undulated, and crisped into variety of curles. 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xi. 64 The other has a curl'd grain, so curiously maculated, that from a neer resemblance, it was usually cal'd the Peacocks-tayl, &c. 1738 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved I. xii. 79 This [sc. maple] Wood is of more Value, than ordinary Woods are, for their diaper'd Knots and curled Grain, that have given it the Name of the Peacock's Tail. < as lemmas |
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