“twiggen”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

twiggen

释义

twiggen, a. arch.|ˈtwɪg(ə)n|
[f. twig n.¹ + -en.]
a. Made of twigs or wickerwork; also, having a wickerwork covering.
b. Arising from burning twigs or brushwood.
1549Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. Acts vii. 29 A twiggen basket or hamper.1588Lanc. Wills (Chetham Soc.) III. 136 A twiggen cheare xijd.1604Shakes. Oth. ii. iii. 152 Ile beate the Knaue into a Twiggen-Bottle [Qq. wicker bottle].1681Grew Musæum iv. iii. 372 The Sides and Rim sewed together after the manner of Twiggen-Work.1747Carte Hist. Eng. I. 44 Those twiggen machines..filled in every part or member with the miserable wretches destined to be burnt by way of sacrifice.1826Hor. Smith Tor Hill (1838) I. 94 What, neighbour Stiles, pawn thy wedding ring to fill the twiggen-bottle!1875Morris æneid vii. 463 When with a mighty roar the twiggen flame [L. flamma virgea] goes up about the hollow side of brass.

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