| 单词 | widow's weeds |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswidow's weeds widow's weeds n. now somewhat archaic the mourning clothes or weeds of a widow (see weed n.2 6a).Cf. quot. c1450 at Compounds 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > widow > widow's clothes weedsa1413 widow's weeds1578 mourning weeds1594 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > mourning > for nearest relatives > for widows weedsa1413 widow's weeds1578 1578 W. Hunnis Hyue Full of Hunnye (Gen. xxxviii.) f. 96 Home wyth Child shee went, And did put on her Widowes Weede her Uayle aside she layd. 1715 J. Addison Drummer ii. i. 16 She was drown'd in Tears 'till such time as the Taylor had made her Widow's Weeds. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene I. xii. 141 My mother..did not like widow's weeds. 2002 Washington Post 25 Oct. c5/3 His demise doesn't send Regina into widow's weeds. She was thinking of divorcing him anyway. < as lemmas |
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