| 单词 | seven-league boots |
| 释义 | seven-league boots in British English (ˈsɛvənˈliːɡ buːts) plural noun mythology mythical boots that allowed the wearer to travel seven leagues (a former unit of measurement), ie a great length, at each step seven-league boots in American English (ˈsevənˌliɡ) plural noun fairy-tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride Word origin [1805–15; trans. of F bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, esp. Le petit Poucet (E Hop-o'-my-Thumb)]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, makeup, platinum, polarizationExamples of 'seven-league boots' in a sentence |
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