shrubberyn.

/ˈʃrʌbəri/

Etymology: < shrub n.¹ + -ery suffix.

1. A plantation of shrubs; a plot planted with shrubs.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > shrubbery

arboret1604

shrubbery1748

fruticetum1824

1748 Lady Luxborough Let. 16 Oct. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 56 Nature has been so remarkably kind this last October to adorn my Shrubbery with the flowers that usually blow at Whitsuntide.

1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 139 A beautiful shrubbery of birch, oak, and alders.

1841 B. Hall Patchwork I. x. 158 The house and terrace were sheltered by a thick shrubbery.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly I. ii. 25 She passed through some dense shrubberies..until she came to an open space at the edge of a wood.

attributive.1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 56 Grass lawns, gravel walks, shrubbery compartments.1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 58 [He] walked quickly down the shrubbery path.

2. Shrubs collectively or in a mass.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > collectively

ruffmans1567

shrubbage1713

shrubbery1777

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 64 Several species of lizards, land-tortoises, and serpents frequent the dry shrubbery.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. 15 Birch and ash grew around the bases of the pillars, and shrubbery tufted the sides.

1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 199 The light-toned masses of maple, alder, and small shrubbery along the water-side.

3. transferred. A beard or whiskers. jocular.

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the world > life > the body > hair > hair on lower part of face > [noun]

bristlea1300

subboscos1579

suberch1592

stubblea1596

whiskerc1600

facial hair1830

face fungus1904

zit1912

five o'clock shadow1937

shrubbery1937

1937 P. G. Wodehouse Lord Emsworth & Others ii. 101 Something has eaten off Sir Preston's moustache... I met him outside, and the shrubbery had completely disappeared.

1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 137/2 Shrubbery, a false beard; also the natural beard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	shrubbery
释义	shrubberyn. /ˈʃrʌbəri/ Etymology: < shrub n.¹ + -ery suffix. 1. A plantation of shrubs; a plot planted with shrubs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > shrubbery arboret1604 shrubbery1748 fruticetum1824 1748 Lady Luxborough Let. 16 Oct. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 56 Nature has been so remarkably kind this last October to adorn my Shrubbery with the flowers that usually blow at Whitsuntide. 1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 139 A beautiful shrubbery of birch, oak, and alders. 1841 B. Hall Patchwork I. x. 158 The house and terrace were sheltered by a thick shrubbery. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly I. ii. 25 She passed through some dense shrubberies..until she came to an open space at the edge of a wood. attributive.1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 56 Grass lawns, gravel walks, shrubbery compartments.1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 58 [He] walked quickly down the shrubbery path. 2. Shrubs collectively or in a mass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > collectively ruffmans1567 shrubbage1713 shrubbery1777 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 64 Several species of lizards, land-tortoises, and serpents frequent the dry shrubbery. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. 15 Birch and ash grew around the bases of the pillars, and shrubbery tufted the sides. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 199 The light-toned masses of maple, alder, and small shrubbery along the water-side. 3. transferred. A beard or whiskers. jocular. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > hair on lower part of face > [noun] bristlea1300 subboscos1579 suberch1592 stubblea1596 whiskerc1600 facial hair1830 face fungus1904 zit1912 five o'clock shadow1937 shrubbery1937 1937 P. G. Wodehouse Lord Emsworth & Others ii. 101 Something has eaten off Sir Preston's moustache... I met him outside, and the shrubbery had completely disappeared. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 137/2 Shrubbery, a false beard; also the natural beard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1748
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