单词 | greenhew |
释义 | Definition of greenhew in English:greenhew(also greenhue) noun ˈɡriːnhjuː rare, historical
OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in John Manwood (d. 1610), legal writer. From green + a second element of uncertain identity, perhaps hew (or perhaps compare nouns derived from the same base in North Germanic languages, as Old Swedish hugh, hug (Swedish hugg), Old Danish hog, hug (Danish hug) slash, cut, stroke with a weapon), although sense 1 refers only to vegetation, not to cutting it down; alternatively the second element may perhaps show hue. Definition of greenhew in US English:greenhew(also greenhue) nounˈɡriːnhjuː rare, historical
OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in John Manwood (d. 1610), legal writer. From green + a second element of uncertain identity, perhaps hew (or perhaps compare nouns derived from the same base in North Germanic languages, as Old Swedish hugh, hug (Swedish hugg), Old Danish hog, hug (Danish hug) slash, cut, stroke with a weapon), although sense 1 refers only to vegetation, not to cutting it down; alternatively the second element may perhaps show hue. |
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