| 单词 | spray brooch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspray brooch d. A brooch or clip fashioned in imitation of a bouquet of flowers, or of a twig with fruit or foliage. In full, spray brooch. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] > of specific shape or form scutcheon1483 target1507 tussy1541 crotcheta1685 spray1803 safety pin1850 cluster-pin1873 luckenbooth brooch1882 fáinne1919 luckenbooth1976 1803 C. Wilmot Jrnl. 6 Mar. in Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 142 Necklaces, sprays of brilliants, towering on the head like feathers, diamond nets, combs. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Dark Night's Work v. 64 Your pearls..were..handsome..but we must have them re-set; the sprays are old-fashioned. 1939 ‘P. Wentworth’ Lonesome Road viii. 50 I should love to give her a diamond spray from Woolworth's. 1939 ‘P. Wentworth’ Lonesome Road xii. 73 The oak spray..two diamond oak-leaves and three acorns. 1951 Festival of Brit.: Catal. Exhibits: South Bank Exhib. (H.M.S.O.) 39/1 Ruby and diamond spray brooch. 1966 Harper's Bazaar Sept. 76 A pair of Victorian diamond sprays in the hair..£900. 1979 Country Life 11 Oct. Suppl. p.v. Modern diamond and emerald spray brooch. < as lemmas |
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