| 单词 | vale-grey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvale-grey C2. Attributive, occasionally passing into adj., in the sense ‘of or belonging to, found, grown, or produced in, a (particular) vale’, as vale-barley, †vale-dog, vale-farmer, vale-grey (a variety of pea), vale-man, vale soil. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > pulses or plants producing pulses > [noun] > pea > other types of pea or pea-plant rouncival1570 garden pea1573 field pease1597 vale-grey1615 rose pea1629 hotspur1663 seven-year pea1672 rathe-ripe1677 huff-codc1680 pigeon pea1683 hog-pease1686 shrub pea1691 field pea1707 pea1707 crown pea1726 maple rouncival1731 marrowfat1731 moratto1731 pig pea1731 sickle-pea1731 hog pea1732 maple pea1732 marrow pea1733 black eye?1740 egg-pea1744 magotty bay bean1789 Prussian1804 maple grey1805 partridge pea1812 Prussian blue1822 scimitar1834 marrow1855 fill-basket1881 string-pea1891 mattar1908 vining pea1959 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. viii. 98 Now the Gentlemen which dwell on the dounes and plaine grounds, to maintaine the reputation of their Dogs, affirme them to be much more nimble..in turning, then the vale Dogs be. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 240 When at any time they sow Peas on this Land, the best Husbandmen will chuse the Vale-gray as most proper for it. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 152 The hill-country-barley is generally better esteemed by the malsters than the vale-barley. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 152 The vale-lands are generally too wet, cold, and clayey. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 92 The Beech will never make a good Tree in their vale, spewey, and wet Soil. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 221 The Vale-men in their open, low Fields,..won't sow Peas alone. 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol ii. 7 The Vale-Inhabitants, proud, and elate With Victory. 1815 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey through France 63 The vale farmers are busy sowing lupines..on their wheat stubbles. 1895 Outing 27 194/1 Those Vale farmers, no pen can ever accurately depict. < as lemmas |
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