| 单词 | barleycorn |
| 例句 | They had cheese and milk from the goats that shared the caves with the singers, even some oats and barleycorn and dried fruit laid by during the long summer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each limb of the cross represents the fascinum at right angles with the body, and presented towards a barleycorn, one of the symbols of the yoni. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Another version runs thus: Snail, snail, put out your horns, I'll give you bread and barleycorns. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The declination of a magnetick needle above a terrella is shown by means of several equal iron wires, of the length of a barleycorn, arranged along a meridian. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments Michael would have been perfectly content to believe that it meant 'whole barleycorns,' until Mr. Cray suggested that it might be equivalent to the Latin 'mola,' meaning 'grain coarsely ground.' Sinister Street, vol. 1 Here is a barleycorn; it is not exactly of the same sort as those which grow in the farmers' fields, and which the chickens eat. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series Snail, snail, put out your horns, I'll give you bread and barleycorns. The Nursery Rhymes of England I mentioned the Abbot Molanus, who conversed most rationally upon every subject, but would not leave his room because he thought he was a barleycorn, and the hens would swallow him. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. "Here is a barleycorn of a different kind to those which grow in the farmer's fields, and which the chickens eat; put it into a flower-pot, and see what will happen." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen In England, in early days, it was defined as a measure of length consisting of 12 inches, or 36 barleycorns laid end to end. Practical Mechanics for Boys "Thank you," said the woman; and she gave the fairy twelve shillings, which was the price of the barleycorn. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series "When you speak in that tone you make me wish myself a barleycorn," says Tedcastle, smiling. Molly Bawn Do he use wings or ride a barleycorn broom?” asked Pete, with a triumphant smile. The Black Wolf Pack "Thank you," said the woman, and she gave the fairy twelve shillings, which was the price of the barleycorn. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen But barleycorns differ in length as well as the human foot, so thep. Practical Mechanics for Boys Poor Thumbelina stood before the door, just like a little beggar girl, and asked for a small piece of barleycorn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series True it was; but the ancient virgin guessed not in her guilelessness, that the spirit was an evil one, and elicited by man and fire from the unsuspecting barleycorn. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Some say the Schamir´ was a worm; some that it was a stone; some that it was “a creature no bigger than a barleycorn, which nothing could resist.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 This trip to Italy has actually enlarged the diameter of my head thirteen barleycorns! Bohemian Days Three American Tales They are very small, have almost globular heads, and a very minute beak, so that fanciers say the head of a perfect bird should resemble a cherry with a barleycorn stuck in it. Darwinism (1889) It cannot surely be understood of six barleycorns, for it could not be the custom of Boaz to give a present of six grains of barley. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala C.—"There you are wrong; only eleven feet, three inches—" B.—"No, believe me, I am right; twelve feet, and three inches to a barleycorn." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 A thief said to a mendicant: "Are you not ashamed when you hold forth your hand to every mean fellow for a barleycorn of silver?" The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Sir Melville hath not yet crossed the drawbridge of the castle, albeit it lacketh now but the length of a barleycorn till the tenth hour. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 But, because wheat or barley generally means that sort of grain in mass, if he will mention a single kernel, he must call it a grain of wheat or a barleycorn. The Grammar of English Grammars The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour. Aesop's Fables; a new translation She struck the hearth with the birchen branch, and lo! the barleycorns flew into the pot, and the hearth was clean. The Red Fairy Book These girls brought silver bowls containing wine mixed with honey, and they brought pomegranates and eggs and barleycorn, and triangular red-colored loaves, whereon they sprinkled sweet-smelling little seeds with formal gestures. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice It is said that we Scots, when there was such a nation in existence, have, among our full peck of virtues, one or two little barleycorns of vice. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 And these he may readily make plural, to specify any particular number; as, five grains of wheat, or three barleycorns. The Grammar of English Grammars The Queen ate the barleycorns, and sure enough after nine months she bore the most charming, lovely, splendid Prince that ever was seen, who was called Lionheart, because he was so brave and so strong. Tales of the Punjab And, my brethren, what merit is gathered by hiding the truth from an old man, for such concealments are separated from falsehoods but by the length of a single barleycorn. Ayesha, the Return of She To throw a barleycorn through the eye of a needle, to multiply nine figures by nine in the memory, argues definite dexterity of body and capacity of mind, but nothing comes of either. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners It was not a sumptuous repast, the staple being a haggis, also broth with chunks of meat and barleycorns floating in it, the meat in strings by force of boiling. Two Penniless Princesses |
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