Billiken

发音

其它 /ˈbɪ.lɪ.kən/

词形变化

Billikens 复数 Billikens

别名

billiken billikin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rotund charm doll originally patented in 1908 by American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, and representing "the God of Things as They Ought to Be".

词源

Coined by Florence Pretz. It is believed that Pretz found the name Billiken in Bliss Carman's 1896 poem Mr. Moon: A Song Of The Little People.

来源：wiktionary