单词 | wort-cunning |
释义 | > as lemmaswort-cunning wort-cunning n. pseudo-archaic knowledge of the properties of herbs and plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > botany > [noun] herbarism1597 botany1647 botanics1658 botanology1658 phytology1658 herbalism1664 botanomy1716 botanism1725 plant science1846 wort-cunning1864 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [noun] > knowledge of herbs and plants wort-cunning1864 green fingers1906 green thumb1937 1864 T. O. Cockayne (title) Leechdoms, wortcunning, and starcraft of early England. 1884 Folk-lore Jrnl. 2 111 His [sc. Drayton's] wort-cunning, his unnatural history, his mythical mineralogy, smell of the midnight oil. 2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 25 May (Weekend section) 6 A fully qualified Master Herbalist, Joan would have been burned at the stake in the middle ages for wort-cunning. < as lemmas |
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