| 单词 | shrunken head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshrunken head shrunken head n. a severed human head which has been shrunk and preserved (see headshrinking n. 1); = tsantsa n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > sign of victory > enemy's head, brain, or scalp scalp1601 sculp1743 brain ball1841 shrunken head1875 tsantsa1923 1875 F. T. Buckland Log-bk. Fisherman 60 A correspondent has kindly directed my attention to an article..in which much valuable information is given respecting the human shrunken head. 1937 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 2 137 The shrunken head has now become a European and American collector's item, both for museums and for the morbidly curious. 2007 J. Mack Art of Small Things 134 The Jívaro disposed of shrunken heads to neighbouring mestizos once their ceremonial purpose was accomplished. < as lemmas |
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