单词 | thumb-pot |
释义 | > as lemmasthumb-pot thumb-pot n. (a) a flowerpot of the smallest size; (b) see quot. 1885. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > flower-pot or tub garden pot1592 flowerpot1598 pot1615 forty-eight1808 jardinière1841 thumb-pot1851 flower-box1876 window box1895 planter1948 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > Roman thumb-pot1851 sigillata1903 terra sigillata1903 1851 Beck's Florist Dec. 267 As soon as they are sufficiently large to handle..pot them singly in small thumb-pots. 1885 M. Collins in Eng. Illustr. Mag. 687/2 [Roman pottery] Many are still called ‘thumb-pots’, the sides being indented with the potter's thumb. < as lemmas |
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