| 单词 | well-dresser |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell-dresser well-dresser n. a person who takes part in well-dressing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > presiding > at Whitsun festivities Whitsun lady1599 Whitsun lord1611 well-dresser1837 1837 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 20 May 307/2 They have not, however, the experience of the original well-dressers, for this festival is but of two or three years standing. 1898 R. M. Gilchrist Willowbrake i Within five minutes the curtain would be drawn aside and the well-dressers set free to join the turbulent outside revellers. 2013 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 13 Feb. 31 Every year a team of well dressers decorate clay boards with petals and foliage to create a beautiful dressing to be placed around the town's water features. < as lemmas |
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