Applied to ring-like markings; e.g. to fairy-rings. white circle n. old name of the Milky way.
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > fairy-ring (6) circle1563 Applied to ring-like markings; e.g. to fairy-rings. white circle n. old name of the Milky way. fairy ring1600 A ring or circle of fairies; a dance in which fairies form a circle; a circle dance thought to resemble this. Also figurative. Now poetic and rare. roundelaya1635 = fairy ring, n. Obsolete. rare. fairy circlea1678 = fairy ring, n. 1. Now rare. mushroom ring1807 = fairy ring, n. pixie ring1837 (a) = fairy ring, n. (also in extended use); (b) a stone with a hole in the middle (see quot. 1891). |
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