whim-wham

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

廃用 複数形

(obsolete) A whimsical object; a trinket. / A whim or fancy. / (in the plural) A state of nervous anxiety.

日本語の意味

風変わりな小物、雑貨（気まぐれな装飾品） / 気まぐれ、突発的な思いつき / （複数形の場合）神経質な不安状態

英語の意味

(obsolete) A whimsical object; a trinket. / A whim or fancy. / (in the plural) A state of nervous anxiety.

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On the mantel sat a battered whim-wham that had once made his grandfather smile.

マントルピースの上には、かつて祖父を笑顔にした古びた風変わりな小物が置かれていた。

詳細

意味（1）

(obsolete) A whimsical object; a trinket.

They′ll pull ye all to pieces for your Whim-whams, Your Garters and your Gloves,

詳細

意味（2）

A whim or fancy.

And trust me, gentlefolk, his are the whim-whams of a courteous gentleman full of most excellent qualities ; honourable in his disposition, independent in his sentiments, and of unbounded good-nature, as may be seen through all his works.

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意味（3）

(in the plural) A state of nervous anxiety.

But that wasn't what gave him the whim-whams so bad here. In the clearing, no more than ten feet away, stood a little stone cherub atop a fancy grave marker maybe three feet high.

詳細

whim-whams （ plural ）