单词 | wit-jar |
释义 | > as lemmaswit-jar wit-jar n. an imaginary vessel humorously feigned to contain the wits or senses (in allusion to Ariosto's Orlando Furioso xxxix. lvii). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > jar > [noun] > imaginary jar for wits wit-jar1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lxxxviii. 326 Dr. Hale..was my good Astolfo (You read Ariosto, Jack) and has brought me back my wit-jar. < as lemmas |
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