| 单词 | scotch kale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScotch kale b. With qualifying word: curled kale, curly kale, †frizzled kale, German kale or green kale, the ordinary borecole, with green leaves, very much curled; †great kale, lang kale, Scotch kale, a variety of borecole with less wrinkled leaves, of a purplish colour; wild kale, colewort. Also corn-kale, wild kale, field-mustard ( Sinapis arvensis); Indian kale (see quot. 1890). See also bow-kail n., sea-kale n.field kale: see the first element. ΚΠ a1646 D. Wedderburn Vocabula (1685) 18 Brassica, great kail, unlocked. Brassica capitata alba, white locked kail. Brassica crispa, frizzled or curled kail. Brassica minor, smaller kail. 1731–59 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) Brassica Siberica, Siberian Borecole, called by some Scotch Kale. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere III. 564 The plant which in the West Indies is called Indian Kale and which served us for greens. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 58 Borecole, Scotch Kale, &c. 1890 G. Watt Dict. Econ. Products India IV. 565 Indian Kale, a name sometimes given to edible Aroids in those parts of the country where the leaves are eaten. Scotch kale Scotch kale n. a variety of kale with curled leaves; curly kale (cf. kale n. 1a). ΚΠ 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) Brassica fimbriata Siberica... Siberian Borecole, called by some Scotch Kale. 1824 Cottager's Monthly Visitor Mar. 129 The next sort which I recommend, is the green borecole, or Scotch kale. This is a fine tall curley green. It is much cultivated in Oxfordshire. 1893 J. McVittie In Memoriam 191 We seldom hear o' guid Scotch kale Or Scottish haver brose. 1943 Times 22 Feb. 7/7 Scotch kale, 2s. to 2s. 9d. for 28lb. boxes. 2003 1000 Gardening Questions & Answers (N.Y. Times) 18 Don't overlook the ornamental effect of leafy vegetables. Scotch kale, to name one, is gorgeous—deep blue-green and heavily frilled. < as lemmas |
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