单词 | calves-snout |
释义 | calves'-snoutcalf's-snoutn. An old name of antirrhinum n. or Snapdragon; esp. of A. Orontium or Small Snap-dragon. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > snapdragon calves'-snout1548 antirrhinum1551 snapdragon1573 lion's snap1597 lion's mouth1706 frog's mouth1754 dog's mouth1824 toad's mouth1839 Bunny Mouth1846 dragon's-mouth1857 bulldogs1861 poor man's torment1899 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.iv Plinies antirrhinon..maye be called in englishe calfe snoute. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D ijv Yellow Calfys snowte. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole xlv. 270 In English Calues snout from the form of the seede vessels, and Snap-dragon, or Lyons mouth from the forme of the flowers. 1845 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 125/2 A. Orontium..or Calves'-snout, occurs in dry sandy and gravelly soils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1548 |
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