单词 | sleep-at-noon |
释义 | sleep-at-noonn. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > goat's beard goat's beardc1400 bucks-beard1551 Joseph's flower1578 Tragopogon1578 noontide1597 John-go-to-bed-at-noon1759 sleep-at-noon1779 nap-at-noon1828 jack-go-to-bed-at-noon1847 1779 Gentleman's Mag. 49 127 The common yellow goat's-beard of our meadows, which by old authors was called Sleep at Noon, or, Go to bed at Noon. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants Sleep-at-noon, from its flowers closing at midday, the goat's beard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1779 |
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