| 单词 | blarney stone |
| 释义 | Blarney stonenouna stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it. Words nearby Blarney stoneblanquillo, Blantyre, Blantyre-Limbe, blare, blarney, Blarney stone, blart, Blasco Ibáñez, blasé, blaspheme, blasphemous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Blarney stone
British Dictionary definitions for Blarney stoneBlarney Stone nouna stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Blarney stoneBlarney Stone A stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. According to an Irish legend, those who kiss the Blarney Stone receive a gift of eloquence that enables them to obtain, through persuasion, anything they want. notes for Blarney StonePeople who talk “blarney” are saying things they do not mean. Usually the expression blarney is applied to flattery designed to gain a favor. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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