weeping willown.

Brit.

/ˌwiːpɪŋ ˈwɪləʊ/, U.S.

/ˌwipɪŋ ˈwɪloʊ/

Etymology: See weeping adj. 6. Compare French saule pleureur, German trauer-, thränenweide.

1. A species of willow, Salix babylonica, a large tree, native of Eastern Asia, having long and slender pendulous branches, cultivated in Europe as an ornamental tree and regarded as symbolical of mourning.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > weeping willow

weeping willow1731

mourning willow1813

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants cultivated or valued for their many uses > [noun] > trees or shrubs having many uses > willow

willowa750

withy961

osierc1175

withenc1230

withec1340

yolster1387

willow-treec1425

osier tree1500

wailea1510

wrig1564

spert1578

seal1579

siler1607

palm-withy1609

sallow withe1657

gelster1670

wilger1682

osier willow1693

werg1707

weeping willow1731

sollar1733

salix1775

red osier1807

mourning willow1813

palm willow1869

fen-oak1886

bat-willow1907

cricket bat willow1907

sedge-willow1908

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Salix; orientalis,..The Weeping Willow.

1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 139 Their wretched joys flourish, like dismal weeping willows water'd by a ditch.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 21 Eddying..The weeping willow twig to lave.

1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xxi. 224 A weeping-willow, trimly trained in the accurate Dutch fashion.

2. Rhyming slang for ‘pillow’. Now rare or Obsolete.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > pillow or bolster

pilloweOE

wangerc900

bolsterOE

pilliverOE

cod1392

transom1459

bed-head1483

hacoyte?1541

cod-pillow1569

tye1615

heading1847

weeping willow1880

1880 D. W. Barrett Life & Work among Navvies (ed. 2) ii. ii. 43 I have been told..that often when a man is ready to retire to rest, he will inform his mates, ‘That he's done his lot for the day, and is goin' to lay his pen'oth o' bread (head) on the weeping-willow (pillow).’

1944 N. Streatfeild Curtain Up x. 123 Time young Holly was in bed... Hannah wants your head on your weeping willow, pillow to you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	weeping willow
释义	weeping willown. Brit. /ˌwiːpɪŋ ˈwɪləʊ/, U.S. /ˌwipɪŋ ˈwɪloʊ/ Etymology: See weeping adj. 6. Compare French saule pleureur, German trauer-, thränenweide. 1. A species of willow, Salix babylonica, a large tree, native of Eastern Asia, having long and slender pendulous branches, cultivated in Europe as an ornamental tree and regarded as symbolical of mourning. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > weeping willow weeping willow1731 mourning willow1813 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants cultivated or valued for their many uses > [noun] > trees or shrubs having many uses > willow willowa750 withy961 osierc1175 withenc1230 withec1340 yolster1387 willow-treec1425 osier tree1500 wailea1510 wrig1564 spert1578 seal1579 siler1607 palm-withy1609 sallow withe1657 gelster1670 wilger1682 osier willow1693 werg1707 weeping willow1731 sollar1733 salix1775 red osier1807 mourning willow1813 palm willow1869 fen-oak1886 bat-willow1907 cricket bat willow1907 sedge-willow1908 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Salix; orientalis,..The Weeping Willow. 1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 139 Their wretched joys flourish, like dismal weeping willows water'd by a ditch. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 21 Eddying..The weeping willow twig to lave. 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xxi. 224 A weeping-willow, trimly trained in the accurate Dutch fashion. 2. Rhyming slang for ‘pillow’. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > pillow or bolster pilloweOE wangerc900 bolsterOE pilliverOE cod1392 transom1459 bed-head1483 hacoyte?1541 cod-pillow1569 tye1615 heading1847 weeping willow1880 1880 D. W. Barrett Life & Work among Navvies (ed. 2) ii. ii. 43 I have been told..that often when a man is ready to retire to rest, he will inform his mates, ‘That he's done his lot for the day, and is goin' to lay his pen'oth o' bread (head) on the weeping-willow (pillow).’ 1944 N. Streatfeild Curtain Up x. 123 Time young Holly was in bed... Hannah wants your head on your weeping willow, pillow to you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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