King Charles spaniel
- noun
- /kɪŋ ˈtʃɑrlz ˈspæn.jəl/
:
spaniel Rey Carlos
- Every morning, my King Charles spaniel waits excitedly for his breakfast.
- Cavalier King Charles spaniel
Examples
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There is reason to believe that King Charles's spaniel has been unconsciously modified to a large extent since the time of that monarch. p. 35
Academic text (2001) -
Mr. Tunbridge, the owner, came on the weekends with his King Charles spaniel in his old Bentley.
Fiction book (1993) -
Did you know that Cavalier King Charles spaniels were originally bred for British royalty?
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Did you know that Cavalier King Charles spaniels were originally bred for British royalty?
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An undernourished black and white bitch, with something of a King Charles spaniel about her, was sniffing around the rusting.
Fiction book (1997) -
The walnut table beside my mother holds an ashtray, a small porcelain Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and her drink, which is Scotch.
Fiction book (1991) -
The family survived and later received insurance reimbursement from Lloyd's of London in the amount of $100 for daughter Lucy's King Charles spaniel and $200 for son Billy's Airedale.
Blog text (17) -
My King Charles spaniel loves to play fetch in the park.
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The groomer gave my King Charles spaniel a fluffy haircut.
Synonyms
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A dog with long silky ears and a soft coat
Small British dog with long soft fur, a round head, and a short turned up nose
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a type of spaniel associated with a king named Charles; a B1 learner who knows 'king', 'Charles', and 'spaniel' can infer it is a dog breed named for (or linked to) King Charles. This is a straightforward eponymous naming pattern common across languages, so the meaning is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
King Charles spaniel gets its name from King Charles II, who loved tiny dogs and often kept them on his lap at court, so people began to link the little dogs with the king. That's why the name now means a small English toy spaniel or 'small companion dog'.