单词 | fool's caps |
释义 | fool1 /fool/noun
Foolish ORIGIN: OFr fol (Fr fou), from L follis a windbag foolˈery noun
foolˈing noun
foolˈish adjective
foolˈishly adverb foolˈishness noun foolˈbegged adjective (Shakespeare)
foolˈ-born adjective (Shakespeare) Born of a fool or of folly foolˈ-happy adjective Happy or lucky without contrivance or judgement foolhardˈiness or (Spenser) foolhardize or foolhardise /-īzˈ or -härdˈ/ noun foolˈhardy adjective
foolˈish-wittˈy adjective (Shakespeare) Wise in folly and foolish in wisdom foolˈproof adjective
fool's cap noun A jester's headdress, usu having a coxcomb hood with bells fool's errand noun
fool's gold noun Iron pyrites fool's mate noun In chess, the simplest of the checkmates (in two moves by each player) fool's paradise noun A state of happiness based on fictitious hopes or expectations fool's parsley noun A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Aethusa cynapium) that a great enough fool might take for parsley All Fools' Day see under all fool about or around
fool away To squander to no purpose or profit fool with To meddle with officiously, irresponsibly or thoughtlessly make a fool of
nobody's fool A sensible, shrewd person play or act the fool
foolscap /foolˈskap/nounA (now little-used) size of long folio writing or printing paper, generally 131/2 by 17 inches (or by 81/2 as a single sheet), orig bearing the watermark of a fool's cap and bells |
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