plat-eye

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting and sometimes depicted as a phantom bound to a particular place, such as a cave or grove, as a guardian (for buried treasure, etc).
    — De ole folks is talk bout Plat-eye. Dey say dey takes shape ob all kind de critter

词形变化

plat-eyes plural

词源

From plat, a term of unknown origin, plus eye. Attested from the 19th century. Originally African-American, especially South Carolina.
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