词汇 | rosebud senator |
词源 | Rosebud Senator. Among the most unusual nicknames of U.S. senators, the Rosebud Senator was the cognomen of Sena- tor Henry Anthony (1815–84). According to the Congressional Record of January 21, 1885, he was so called because of “the healthful glow that mantled his cheek, or as a tribute to the fact that he constantly wore a rose bud or other flower.” |
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