Acorn

(noun.) fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base.

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• At this period the stems were hexagonal, ending in an acorn, a bird or a ball, while the bowls were fig shape. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I haven't heard Frank laugh so much for ever so long, said Grace to Amy, as they sat discussing dolls and making tea sets out of the acorn cups. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• An acorn costs nothing; but it may sprout into a prodigious bit of timber. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr. Bell would have had it keep still at exchanging wild-beast skins for acorns. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He had for food hazel-nuts, beech-nuts, sweet chestnuts, earth-nuts, and acorns. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened the gate after a while, said Laurie, smiling to himself, as he threw acorns at his tutor. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• My food is not that of man; I do not destroy the lamb and the kid, to glut my appetite; acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Food, however, became scarce; and I often spent the whole day searching in vain for a few acorns to assuage the pangs of hunger. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.

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