单词 | thistle-head |
释义 | > as lemmasthistle-head thistle-head n. the flower-head or capitulum of the thistle (in quot. 1839, that of the teasel = 2b above). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > thistles > flower-head or down thistle-top1552 thistledown1561 thistle-seed1782 thistle-beard1797 thistle-head1839 thistle-tufta1847 thistle-ball1855 thistle-crown1878 thistle-clock1948 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1322 16 frames bearing the teasels which are to act upon the cloth,..their breadth only large enough to contain two thistle-heads set end to end. 1896 Spectator 31 Oct. 588/2 He [a bee] returned to the inviting thistle-head. < as lemmas |
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