单词 | seven jargons |
释义 | > as lemmasseven jargons ΚΠ 1841 G. Borrow Zincali II. iii. 125 When wishing to praise the proficiency of any individual in their tongue, they [sc. the Gitanos] are in the habit of saying, ‘He understands the seven jargons.’ 1896 Gentleman's Mag. July 129 It was very galling for one who had just been discussing the Seven Jargons with a past master to be now floored in a missing word competition. 1907 J. W. S. Gouley Dining & its Amenities xx. 309 Bataillard believed these ‘Egyptians’ to be the same people now known as Gypsies, and suggests that from these seven nations originated the seven jargons. < as lemmas |
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