| 单词 | root seller |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot seller root seller n. (a) a seller of (preparations of) plant roots, esp. for medicinal use (now chiefly historical); (b) English regional (London) a seller of pot plants (now historical and rare). ΚΠ 1649 tr. V. Weigel Astrologie Theologized 36 Whosoever seem to seek and take their livelyhood from the earth by the labours of their hands, as are Potters, Tile-makers, bearers of dead bodies, Fishmongers, Rootsellers, Colliers, and others of this kind. 1698 L. Meriton Pecuniæ obediunt Omnia (new ed.) sig. Kivv (table) Herb and Root-sellers. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 130/1 The ‘root-sellers’ (as the dealers in flowers in pots are mostly called). 1898 U.S. Consular Rep. No. 563. 164 This prohibition is also specially for those who are wholesale druggists, perfumers, or root sellers. 1938 in Amer. Biol. Teacher (1968) 40 338/1 When spring came down to London, the root seller appeared,..bringing primroses and violets for city gardens. 1998 C. S. Godshalk Kalimantaan 424 The root seller's booth seemed particularly fragrant as she passed. < as lemmas |
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