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词汇 parsley-bed
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Definition of parsley-bed in English:

parsley-bed

noun ˈpɑːsliˌbɛd
  • 1A bed or plot of parsley.

  • 2Figurative. In English nursery tradition: a parsley-bed as the pretended place where (especially girl) babies come from. Hence in extended use: the uterus; the female genitals. Compare "gooseberry bush". Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Alphabet of Tales. From parsley + bed.

Definition of parsley-bed in US English:

parsley-bed

nounˈpɑːsliˌbɛd
  • 1A bed or plot of parsley.

  • 2Figurative. In English nursery tradition: a parsley-bed as the pretended place where (especially girl) babies come from. Hence in extended use: the uterus; the female genitals. Compare "gooseberry bush". Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Alphabet of Tales. From parsley + bed.

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