单词 | queen's weather |
释义 | > as lemmasQueen's weather Queen's weather n. fine weather. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [noun] fine1829 Queen's weather1851 1851 Househ. Words 1 Mar. 529/1 The sky was cloudless; a brilliant sun gave to it that cheering character which..has passed into a proverb, as ‘The Queen's Weather’. 1893 ‘S. Grand’ Heavenly Twins I. ii. iv. 234 ‘Queen's weather!’ he remarked. ‘Yes,’ she answered, looking out at the sparkling water. 1899 Star (Johannesburg) (Weekly ed.) 22 Apr. Although the wind is rather high, Queen's weather prevails. 1937 M. V. Hughes London Home in Nineties x. 167 The ‘Queen's weather’ of glorious sunshine began to work in the early part of the year [sc. 1897]. 2002 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Apr. b4 (headline) Calgarians take time for farewell tribute: ‘Queen's weather’ adds to occasion. < as lemmas |
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