Dutchman's breeches

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant of the species Dicentra cucullaria, native to eastern North America and the Columbia River basin. plural,plural-only
  2. A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink. plural,plural-only
  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. colloquial,plural,plural-only
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutchman, -'s, breeches. plural,plural-only
    — A Dutchman's breeches, in full taste, / Two contrasted extremes divide; / Buttons, like platters, at the waist, / And studs, like peas, along the side.

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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