单词 | to wear willow |
释义 | > as lemmasto wear (the) willow d. Taken as a symbol of grief for unrequited love or the loss of a mate; esp. in phr. to wear (the) willow, to wear the willow garland (see Compounds 2e), or to wear the green willow: to grieve for the loss of a loved one. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > lamentation or expression of grief for death > express grief for death [verb (intransitive)] mourna1382 to wear (the) willow1584 1584 J. Lyly Sapho & Phao ii. iv Peace miserable wretch, enioy thy care in couert, weare willow in thy hatte, and baies in thy hart. 1597 N. Breton Wit's Trenchmour in Wks. (1879) II. 20 Some dolefull Ballad, to the tune of all a greene willow. 1600 Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 10 In such a night stoode Dido with a willow in her hand vpon the wilde sea banks. View more context for this quotation 1603 T. Dekker et al. Patient Grissill sig. K3v Bring me a crowne of gold to crowne my loue, A wreath of willow for dispised Grissill. a1616 Shakespeare Othello (1623) iv. iii. 49 Sing all a greene Willough must be my Garland. 1632 P. Massinger Maid of Honour v. i. sig. K1v King, by your leave, I have wip'd your royall nose...You may cry willow, willow. 1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. B2v We see your willow and are sorry fort. 1668 Dryden Secret-love v. i. 52 If you had not forsaken me, I had you: so the Willows may flourish for any branches I shall rob 'em of. 1678 T. D'Urfey Fool turn'd Critick ii. ii. 19 Lady A...so that for his sake I quitted all the rest. Pen. And left them Willowes. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week iv. 134 Nor shall she crown'd with willow die a maid. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1080 The old saying, ‘She is in her willows’..implies the mourning of a female for her lost mate. 1885 K. S. Macquoid At Red Glove vi. i There's..Marie..wearing the willow because..Engemann is away courting Madam Carouge. < as lemmas |
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