| 单词 |
Blenheim |
| 释义 |
Blenheim|ˈblɛnɪm, -ɪm|
Name of the Duke of Marlborough's house, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire; used to distinguish, a. A breed of spaniels; b. Blenheim Orange, a golden-coloured apple. Blenheim Pippin. Also ellipt.
(a)1839C. Sinclair Holiday House xv. 332 She..had taken into the berth beside her a little Blenheim spaniel. c1845C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. xiv. 238 To lead in a ribbon her Blenheim spaniel or Italian greyhound. 1851Mayhew Lond. Lab. ii. 62 (Hoppe) A good fancy breed of ‘King Charleses’ or ‘Blenheims.’ 1957Encycl. Brit. VII. 497B/2 English Toy Spaniel... There are several varieties of this breed, including the Prince Charles,..Ruby and Blenheim, the main variations being in colour.
(b)1862R. Hogg Fruit Man. (ed. 2) [7] Blenheim Pippin (Woodstock Pippin; Northwick Pippin). 1877E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 34 Dessert Apples... Blenheim Pippin. 1879Jefferies Wild Life S. County 173 In the fork of a great apple tree—a Blenheim orange—the missel-thrush has built her nest. 1882Garden 13 May 321/1 The Blenheim Orange is not a good bearer when young. 1925Blunden Eng. Poems 17 And the sweet smell of Blenheims lapped in straw. |
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