† gentle-heartn.
Obsolete. rare.
A flower or flowering plant (not identified; perhaps heartsease, Viola tricolor).
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1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. K2 But for Prick-madam, and for Gentle-heart; And soft-Maidens-Blush, the Bride Makes holy these, others lay aside.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021).
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n.1648- martinist
- martinite
- martinize
- martini–henry
- martini–henry carbine
- martini–henry rifle
- martinmas
- martinmas beef
- martinmas day
- martinmas flesh
- martinmas in winter
- martinmas meat
- martinmas summer
- martinmas sunday
- martinmas term
- martins
- martinware
- martite
- martlet
- martlets
- martlit
- martly
- martnet
- martret
- marts