| 单词 | bearded lady |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbearded lady bearded lady n. a woman who has a noticeable growth of hair on the chin, esp. one who is exhibited as part of a freak show (now chiefly historical). ΚΠ 1687 J. Phillips tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. iii. viii. 481 Caressing himself with the Obligation he had lay'd upon those poor Bearded Ladies [Sp. las venerables dueñas], who now appear'd no more, he went where the Duke and Dutchess lay as it were in a swoon. 1703 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote IV. xl. 387 'Tis very right, answer'd the bearded Lady [Sp. la barbada Condesa]. 1895 Bauble July 7 Entering the tent, she cast her eyes about; the Bearded Lady, the Wild Man from Borneo..—her eyes instantly sought out..the Human Pincushion. 2003 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 Aug. r8/3 Pringle still remembers the sideshow era,..everything from bearded ladies to alligator men to two-headed cows. < as lemmas |
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