| 单词 | string figure |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstring figure string figure n. a figure made by passing a length of string round the fingers of both hands (cf. cat's-cradle n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > other figures > [noun] > string figure string figure1902 1902 Man 2 146 Many travellers have stated that various peoples, more or less primitive, amuse themselves by making string figures to which the general term of ‘cat's cradle’ is usually applied. 1963 K. Vonnegut Cat's Cradle v. 20 His fingers made the string figure called a ‘cat's cradle’. < as lemmas |
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