| 单词 |
capillaire |
| 释义 |
‖ capillaire|kapilɛr| [F. capillaire maidenhair fern, ad. L. capillāris of hair, capillaris herba the maidenhair.] A syrup or infusion of maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus Veneris). b. A syrup flavoured with orange-flower water. Also syrup of capillaire.
1754Connoisseur No. 38 Whatever orgeat or capillaire can inspire. 1791Boswell Johnson (1831) I. 482 He used to pour capillaire into his port wine. 1794Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxxii. 491 True Maiden-hair, which is used, or supposed to be so, in the syrup of capillaire. 1851T. Moore Brit. Ferns (1864) 17 Capillaire..is prepared by pouring boiling syrup over the fronds, and flavouring the infusion with orange flowers. |

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