| 单词 | Fair Isle |
| 释义 | Fair Isle|ˈfɛər aɪl|
The name of one of the Shetland islands, used attrib. to designate woollen articles knitted in certain designs characteristic of the island.
1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. III. iii. 585/2 Fair Isle socks, gloves, vest piece, comforter, and cap. 1923Queen 25 Oct. p. i/3 (Advt.), Allover Fair Isle Jumpers. Ibid., Fair Isle Knitting Yarn, in 2-ply yellow, green, blue and red. 1924Tourist Winter Sports No. 20 Shetland wool with Fair Isle border. 1925Queen 8 Apr. 19 Attired in her Fair Isle jersey. 1955Oxf. Jun. Encycl. XI. 277/2 The well-known Fair Isle patterns in many colours are modern interpretations of..national designs.
b. Fair Isle field mouse, a kind of mouse, an alleged (sub-)species (Apodemus sylvaticus fridariensis) of the field-mouse (field n. 19), found in the Shetlands, of larger size than the ordinary field-mouse.
[1906N. B. Kinnear in Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist. Apr. 68, I think the Fair Isle mice are quite entitled to be ranked as a sub-species, and therefore I propose the name of Mus sylvaticus Fridariensis.] 1915G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton Hist. Brit. Mammals xvii. 542 (heading) The Fair Isle Field Mouse. Apodemus Fridariensis. Ibid., Distribution: Fair Isle and Shetland Islands, where it occurs on Yell, and possibly on Mainland. 1960M. Burton Wild Animals Brit. Isles 78 The Fair Isle or Shetland field mouse.., like the yellow-necked but without the collar. |
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