Dutchman's breeches

短语

n. 兜状荷色牡丹

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plant of the species Dicentra cucullaria, native to eastern North America and the Columbia River basin.

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  2. 2.

    A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink.

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  3. 3.

    Something proverbially blue, used in phrases relating to a clear blue sky, as in "enough blue sky to make [or patch] a Dutchman's breeches", etc.

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  4. 4.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutchman, -'s, breeches.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

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词源

In the case of the plants, named because their flower petals resemble baggy pants worn by Dutch settlers to North America (compare slops, knickerbockers).

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