| 单词 | redbreast bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasredbreast bird General attributive (in sense 1a), as redbreast bird, redbreast kind, etc. ΚΠ 1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. Pv As the red breast byrds, Whome prettie Merlynes hold. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 255 Tis the next way to turne taylor, or be redbrest teacher. View more context for this quotation 1783 ‘P. Pindar’ More Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians i. 4 May some good Christian bard..Turn redbreast kind, and with the sweetest song Bewail our hapless fate with watry eye. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. xix. 191 Bright auburn, several shades nearer to redbreast-red than was Ethelberta's hair. 2004 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 16 During the festive season, you probably won't be able to avoid seeing at least one round robin—not the feathered redbreast kind, unfortunately, but those painful newsletters. < as lemmas |
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