单词 | bristol compliment |
释义 | > as lemmasBristol compliment 3. A complimentary gift, a present, gratuity. to make one a compliment of (a thing). archaic or dialect. Bristol compliment (see quot. 1854). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] givec888 lakeOE presentc1230 giftc1275 garrison1297 benefit1377 beneficec1380 givinga1382 handsela1393 donativec1430 oblation1433 propine1448 presentationc1460 don1524 sportule1538 premie?1548 first penny1557 donation1577 exhibition1579 donary1582 fairing1584 merced1589 gifture1592 meed1613 recado1615 regalo1622 regale1649 dation1656 compliment1702 dashee1705 dash1788 cadeau1808 bestowment1837 potlatch1844 prez.1919 Harry Freeman's1925 pressie1933 1722 London Gaz. No. 6101/2 The Prince..made a Compliment of his Horse and Furniture to the Collonel. 1758 R. Griffiths Descr. Thames 36 It was..the Residence of the Princess Anne..the Duke of Sommerset having made her a Compliment of it. 1789 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 266 The compliment he expects for the plans already furnished. 1812 Examiner 21 Sept. 606/1 The Verger..said ‘he expected a compliment’. 1854 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 9 541/1 A present made of an article that you do not care about keeping yourself is called ‘a Bristol Compliment’. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Compliment, a present. South-Western. < as lemmas |
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