old woman's tale n. also old woman's fable, old woman's story = old wives' tale n. at old wife, n. 1b. Now rare.
| 单词 | θ126529 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > as told by old women (2) old woman's talea1425 old woman's tale n. also old woman's fable, old woman's story = old wives' tale n. at old wife, n. 1b. Now rare. old wives' talea1680 an unlikely story; a widely held or traditional belief now thought to be incorrect or erroneous. Cf. earlier old woman's tale n. at old woman, n. 1b. |
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