单词 | rowan-tree cross |
释义 | > as lemmasrowan-tree cross General attributive, as rowan-tree berry, rowan-tree branch, rowan-tree cross, etc. ΚΠ 1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 372 Three Rowentree Branches sliped proper. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 6 The jizzen-bed wi' rantree leaves was sain'd. 1768 A. Ross Rock & Wee Pickle Tow in Fortunate Shepherdess 130 I'll gar my ain Tammie..cut me a rock..Of good rantry-tree for to carrie my tow. c1770 Laidley Worm in T. Evans Old Ball. (1784) III. 175 Crying, that witches have no power Where there is rown-tree wood. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. i. 17 The Eldorado, where..country-wenches thread rubies for necklaces, instead of rowan-tree berries. 1825 E. Kent Sylvan Sk. 251 A roan-tree cross, which he bears in the left hand. 1873 W. P. S. W. in W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings (new ed.) Introd. p. xii When sheep or cattle were being driven to the sheelin', rantree sticks were provided for the purpose. 1884 D. Grant Lays & Legends of North 103 A rantree stick Was quickly cut fae coppice thick. 1913 E. M. Wright Rustic Speech & Folk-lore xiv. 234 Witches, it was said, have no power where there is rowan-tree wood. 1939 Folk-lore 50 156 In the Rowan-Tree-Cross we find the magical efficacy of the material still more enhanced by the sacred form of the Cross. 2007 S. J. Rogan Daring Adventures Penhaligon Brush (2009) viii. 74 Her soft vixen fur was a deep ruddy brown, the color of rowan-tree berries. < as lemmas |
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