单词 | pilgrim weeds |
释义 | > as lemmaspilgrim weeds pilgrim weeds n. (also pilgrim's weeds) the costume of a pilgrim, traditionally a long cloak and a broad-brimmed hat; old or worn clothes. ΚΠ c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xi. 228 Cleophas ne knewe hym nauȝte, þat he cryste were, For his pore paraille and pilgrymes wedes [c1400 C text pilgrimes cloþes]. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) i. l. 277 His modyr graithit hir in pilgrame weid. 1752 W. Mason Elfrida 48 Mean and pilgrim weeds, All like an antient, toil-worn traveller. 1854 H. B. Stowe Sunny Memories Foreign Lands I. xi. 242 He thought to spend the other part of his life for God's sake, and so departed from his lady in pilgrim weeds. 1971 Country Life 18 Feb. 37-L2 Medieval writers refer to ‘pilgrims' weeds’, meaning the long cloak or tunic and the broad-brimmed hat that protected the wearer from sun or rain. < as lemmas |
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