单词 | white wings |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite wings white wings n. figurative sails; also occasionally in singular. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > collectively sailc1385 canvas1609 linensa1640 cloth1651 white wings1778 clothing1798 muslin1822 sailage1889 1778 J. Clark tr. Wks. Caledonian Bards 136 Unhappy are ye, sons of the sea; for never more shall ye raise your white wings of speed. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. iii. 5 How gloriously her gallant course she [sc. the ship] goes! Her white wings flying. 1880 W. Black (title) White wings: a yachting romance. 2008 New Yorker 9 June 59/2 On this weekday there were no people to be seen; only occasional cloudlets of exclamation or laughter were audible, and on the lake there hovered a white wing—a yacht's sail. < as lemmas |
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