单词 | Welsh rarebit |
释义 | Welsh or (obsolete) Welch /welsh/adjectiveRelating to Wales or its inhabitants plural nounThe inhabitants of Wales singular nounTheir P-Celtic or Brythonic language, a development of the ancient British language, related to Cornish and Breton ORIGIN: OE (Anglian and Kentish) welisc, from wealh foreigner, the Anglo-Saxons' word for Briton, Welshman, foreigner; from L Volcae, orig a Gaulish tribe Welshˈness noun Welsh aunt or Welsh uncle noun (dialect) A first cousin of one's father or mother Welsh dresser noun A dresser usu with open shelves above cupboards and drawers Welsh harp noun A large harp with three rows of strings, two tuned in unison and in the diatonic scale, the third in the sharps and flats of the chromatic Welsh hook noun An old weapon, a billhook or something similar Welshˈman or Welshˈwoman noun A native of Wales Welsh onion noun The cibol Welsh poppy noun A European poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) with long slender stems and yellow flowers Welsh rabbit or Welsh rarebit see rarebit under rare1 Welsh terrier noun A terrier with a rough black-and-tan coat rare1 /rār/adjective
ORIGIN: Fr, from L rārus rarefacˈtion /rār-i- or rar-i-/ noun Rarefying rarefacˈtive adjective rarˈefīable adjective rarˈefied adjective
rarˈefy transitive verb and intransitive verb (rarˈefying; rarˈefied) To make or become less dense, to refine rāreˈly adverb
rāreˈness noun rarity /rārˈ or rarˈi-ti/ noun
rare bird noun An exceptional person or thing rareˈbit noun (often called Welsh rarebit) melted cheese, with or without ale, on hot toast (also rabbit or Welsh rabbit) rare earth noun
rare gas noun Inert gas rare groove noun A genre of music that mixes 1970s soul and funk with sampling and electronically generated sounds |
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