英和和英

名詞

planxty (plural planxties)

1. An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
   • 1900, C. J. Hamilton (editor), Notable Irishwomen, Lady Morgan:

     Dr. Arne. Owenson, who was a handsome young man with a commanding presence, was bitten by a mania for the stage, but failed to make much impression as an actor, though he sang, and danced an Irish planxty in the character of Teague with great success.

参照

• “planxty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.