单词 | wreath maker |
释义 | > as lemmaswreath maker a. General use in various types of compound (chiefly in sense 12a), as in wreath-crowned, wreath-encircled, wreath maker, wreath offering, wreath-shaped, etc. ΚΠ 1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid II. x. 499 The pious Sire With Joy embrac'd the Wreath-encircled Fire. 1788 J. Bristow in Minutes Evid. Trial Warren Hastings VIII. App. 580 2 Wreath Makers. 1828 F. D. Hemans Körner & his Sister in Rec. of Woman (ed. 2) 246 With his wreath-offering silently to stand, In the hush'd presence of the glorious dead. 1857 W. H. Simmons Alasco 100 No more the shepherd sung—Nor blithely danced the wreath-crown'd village bands. 1909 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 13 290 Three vases..repeat the familiar wreath pattern on two small ewers and a squat amphora. 1946 Boys' Life Aug. 31/1 A striking, wreath-shaped group of stars close to Hercules. 1996 Times 29 Feb. 14/7 American officials said the proposed wreath ceremony was under discussion at the highest levels. 2020 Thai News Service (Nexis) 7 Dec. The Commander-in-Chief proceeded to the War Memorial in slow march with the wreath bearers marching in front. < as lemmas |
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