| 单词 | box comb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbox comb a. As a modifier, with the sense ‘made of boxwood’, as in box comb, box handle, etc.Now largely superseded in this context by boxwood. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxx. 8 Wryt to it vp on a box table. 1677 London Gaz. No. 1245/4 One Box Comb. One Pocket Handkerchief. 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 359 The Trade of Ivory-Combs, and also Horn-Combs, and Box-Combs. 1792 tr. D. Chavis & M. Cazotte Arabian Tales I. 26 He armed himself with a large damas, mounted with a box handle. 1866 Perry's Bankrupt Weekly Gaz. 24 Nov. 987 Ivory and box comb manufacturers. 1923 R. W. Symonds Old Eng. Walnut & Lacquer Furnit. v. 90 The holly or box veneer was stained green in the sheet before it was cut. < as lemmas |
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