单词 | jonquil |
释义 | jonquiln. 1. A species of Narcissus ( N. Jonquilla), having long linear leaves and spikes of fragrant white and yellow flowers; the rush-leaved Daffodil.Hence extended to allied species, as large jonquil n. Narcissus odorus. small jonquil n. N. pusillus. Queen Anne's jonquil n. N. pusillus plenus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil or narcissus narcissusOE daffodil1548 laus tibi1548 affodill1551 primrose peerless1578 narciss1586 jonquil1629 Spanish trumpet1664 hoop-petticoat1731 poet's narcissus?1786 poet's daffodil1798 Queen Anne's double jonquil1806 polyanthus narcissus1841 tazetta1847 sweet Nancy1848 polyanth narcissus1856 pheasant's eye1872 peerless primrose1884 Tenby daffodil1884 Queen Anne's daffodil1889 poetaz1906 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole ix. 90 The great Junquilia with the large flower or cup. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) i. 129 There is also another Rush Daffodill or Iunquilia. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 63 in Sylva March..Flowers in Prime..Junquils [1729 Junquills]. 1696 J. Evelyn Let. 28 Oct. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 363 Beds of tulips, carnations,..jonquills, ranunculas. 1699 S. Garth Dispensary vi. 70 And hence Junquils derive their fragrant Dew. 1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 90 Now the Jonquille o'ercomes the feeble Brain. 1735 J. Swift Panegyrick on D— in Wks. II. 291 The Crocus and the Daffodil, The Cowslip soft, and sweet Jonquil. 1819 W. Wordsworth To Snowdrop in Misc. Sonn. This border thickly set With bright jonquils. 1821 P. B. Shelley Epipsychidion 25 And from the moss violets and jonquils peep. 1882 Garden 18 Mar. 182/1 A sheaf of slender Jonquils. 2. A pale yellow colour like that of the jonquil. [ < French jonquille.] ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > pale yellow gullnessa1300 butter colour1629 wheat-colour1711 straw colour1737 jonquil1791 straw-yellow1794 straw1799 wax-yellow1805 sulphur-yellow1816 wax-colour1854 daffodil1855 sulphur-colour1866 sherry colour1871 tea rose1872 mastic1890 wheat1915 sulphur1924 straw-gold1963 buttermilk1977 1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing I. i. i. iv. 67 The silk assumed a fine jonquille yellow. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 543 Silk is dyed fine orange, jonquille, and aurora colours by annatto. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 498 Jonquil, apricot, and cerulean blue..corded poplin. 3. A canary-bird of jonquil colour. Abbreviated jonque. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Serinus > serinus canaria (canary) > of particular kind or colour runt1675 jonquil1865 lizard canary1865 macaroni1876 roller1884 Yorkshire1898 1865 Derby Mercury 25 Jan. The goldfinch mules were exceedingly good, the first prize in jonques being given to a choice specimen. 1891 C. L. Morgan Animal Life & Intell. 225 It does not answer to pair two jonquils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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