old man's beard
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- Chionanthus virginicus, a small tree; fringe tree.
- Clematis aristata (Australian clematis).
- Clematis vitalba (traveller's joy), a climbing plant of Europe.
- Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad of the Americas; Spanish moss.
- Usnea, a type of lichen.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, man, -'s, beard.
— The old man's beard and hair were as white as snow—the former descending almost to his girdle; so were the thick overhanging brows that shaded his still piercing eyes.
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