| 单词 | the pestle of a lark |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe pestle of a lark ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > (a) gold coin golds1478 gold coin1533 ruddock1567 red one1568 goldingc1580 pestle of a portigue1598 gold piece1606 yellowhammera1627 yellow boy1654 spanker1663 ridge1667 gold drop1701 spank1725 glistener1818 money-gold1841 canary1851 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > typical examples of little fingerc1300 pear1340 hair1377 flea1388 a pin's head (also point)c1450 fitch1550 mouse1584 minnow1596 the pestle of a lark1598 nutshella1616 pinhead1662 pinpoint1670 rope yarn1751 bee's knee1797 peanut1864 postage stamp1881 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. iv. 29 Yet can I set my Gallios dieting, A pestle of a Larke, or Plouers wing. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. i. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaaa3/1 Fran. Oh! I am hungry... Tib. Here's a Pestle of a Portigue, Sir; 'Tis excellent meat, with soure sauce; And here's two Chaines, suppose 'em Sausages. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Rutl. 346 Rutlandshire is..called by Mr. Cambden, Angliæ Provinciola minima. Indeed it is but the Pestel of a Lark, which is better than a quarter of some bigger bird, having the most cleanly profit in it. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 326. ⁋5 Sometimes..a Wheat Ear or the Pestle of a Lark were chearfully purchased. < as lemmas |
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