mutton

mutton
noun
  1. [mass noun]the flesh of (mature adult) sheep used as food
    羊肉
    a leg of mutton.
    一条羊腿。
常用词组
dead as mutton
  1. quite dead
    气绝已久的,僵死的
mutton dressed as lamb
  1. (Brit. informal, derogatory)a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman
    (英,非正式, 贬)年轻打扮的老妇(或中年妇女)
派生
muttony
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French moton, from medieval Latin multo(n-), probably of Celtic origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic mult, Welsh mollt, and Breton maout
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