| 单词 | cowage |
| 释义 | cowageor cow·hage, cow·itch[ kou-ij ] / ˈkaʊ ɪdʒ / nouna tropical vine, Mucuna pruriens, of the legume family, bearing reddish or blackish pods. the pod itself, covered with bristlelike hairs that are irritating to the skin and cause intense itching. the hairs of the cowage mixed with a liquid vehicle and used to expel intestinal worms. Origin of cowageFirst recorded in 1630–40; from Hindi kãũch, kēvā̃c (compare kavac “husk, pod”), reshaped in English by folk etymology Words nearby cowagecovin, Covina, Covington, cow, cowabunga, cowage, cowal, Cowansville, coward, cowardice, cowardly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowage
British Dictionary definitions for cowagecowage cowhage/ (ˈkaʊɪdʒ) / nouna tropical climbing leguminous plant, Stizolobium (or Mucuna) pruriens, whose bristly pods cause severe itching and stinging the pods of this plant or the stinging hairs covering them Word Origin for cowageC17: from Hindi kavāch, of obscure origin 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 |
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