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lady-smock
lady-smock Also lady's, ladies' smock. A common name for the Cuckoo-flower, Cardamine pratensis. (Applied locally also to Convolvulus sepium.)1588 Shakes. L.L.L. v. ii. 905 Ladie-smockes all siluer white. 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. xviii. 203 They are commonly called in Latine, Flos Cuculi; in English ... Oxford English Dictionary
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spink
▪ I. spink, n.1 Now dial. (spɪnk) Forms: 5–7 spynke, 6 spynk, 6–7 spinke, 6– spink. [prob. imitative of the note of the bird: cf. pink n.6] 1. One or other of the finches; esp. the chaffinch. Also, in Lancs., Westm., Cumbld., the yellow-hammer.c 1425 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 640 Hic rostellus, spynke. 14... Oxford English Dictionary
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harlock
† ˈharlock Obs. Some flower not identified. It cannot be the same as hardock; and charlock, proposed by some, does not flower in May, and is not likely to have been used for decoration.a 1631 Drayton Dowsabel, This Maiden..Went forth when May was in the prime, To get sweet setywall, The honey-suckle... Oxford English Dictionary
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smock
▪ I. smock, n. (smɒk) Forms: 1, 3 smoc, 3–5 smok, 4– smock, 5–6 smokk; 4–8 smocke, 5–6 smokke; 5–7 smoke, 6 smoake. [OE. smoc, = ON. smokkr (once, and perh. from OE.), OHG. smoccho (once); cf. also NFris. smok woman's shift (Helgoland, perh. from E.), neck-ruff (Sylt). The stem is probably related t... Oxford English Dictionary
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cardamine
‖ cardamine Bot. (kɑːˈdæmɪniː, ˈkɑːdəmaɪn) [mod.Lat. (Linnæus), a. Gr. καρδαµίνη some cresslike plant, f. κάρδαµον cress: cf. F. cardamine.] A genus of cruciferous plants, including the common Lady-smock or Cuckoo-flower (C. pratensis); Meadow-cress.1753 in Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1875 Veitch Tweed 27 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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lady
▪ I. lady, n. (ˈleɪdɪ) Forms: 1 hlǽfd{iacu}ᵹe, hlǽfd{iacu}, hlǽf-, hléfd{iacu}ᵹe, Northumb. hláfd{iacu}a, Mercian hláfd{iacu}e, 2–4 lefdi, 3 læfdi, lævedi, laf(e)di(e, lafvedi, leafdi, leivedi, leofdi, levede, Orm. laffdiᵹ, 3–4 lavedi, levedi, -y, 4 laidi, -y, lavede, laydy, ledy, lefdye, levdi, -y,... Oxford English Dictionary
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