lords and ladiesn.

Brit.

/ˌlɔːdz (ə)n(d) ˈleɪdɪz/, U.S.

/ˌlɔrdz ən ˈleɪdiz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lord n., and conj.¹, lady n.

Etymology: < the plural of lord n. + and conj.¹ + the plural of lady n., probably so called on account of its spadix and spathe looking like male and female genitals; with similar associations compare e.g. earlier priest's pintle n. (b) at priest n. Compounds 5, cuckoo-pintle n., and perhaps wake-robin n.In the 19th cent. also interpreted as being so called on account of variation between dark and light-coloured spadices, the dark seen as the lords, the light as the ladies (wearing dark-coloured suits and light-coloured dresses, respectively); compare parson-and-clerk n. (b) at parson n. Compounds 2.

English regional.

The wild arum, Arum maculatum, also called cuckoo-pint and wake-robin.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Araceae (wake-robin and allies) > [noun]

dragonsc1000

cuckoo-pintlea1400

yekestersea1400

aaron?c1425

calf's-footc1450

cuckoo-spitc1450

rampa1500

priest's hood1526

wake-robin1530

green dragon1538

arum1551

cuckoo-pint1551

dragonwort1565

priest's pintle1578

tarragon1591

starch root1596

friar's cowl1597

friar's-hood1597

starchwort1597

dragon serpentine1598

dragon's-herb1600

small dragonwort1674

dumb cane1696

skunk weed1735

polecat weed1743

lords and ladies1755

mucka-mucka1769

skunk cabbage1778

bloody man's finger1787

green dragon1789

swamp-cabbage1792

priest in the pulpit1837

orontiad1846

arad1853

cows and calves1853

bulls and cows1863

skunk cabbage1869

aroid1876

Adam and Eve1877

stallion1878

cunjevoi1889

1755 R. Goade Boerhaave's Materia Medica 39 It is the Root of that Plant, Children call Lords and Ladies, common in hedges.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 99 Oft under trees we nestled in a ring, Culling out ‘lords and ladies’.

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 34 Bulls and Cows, more commonly called Lords and Ladies, the purple and the pale spadices, respectively, of Arum maculatum.

1893 S. Gaye Great World's Farm xvi. 238 In the common wild arum, ‘lords and ladies’, the temperature [of the spadix] rises several degrees.

1901 Longman's Mag. Apr. 533 She set boys to collect roots of lords and ladies.

1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 386/1 The baked and ground roots of lords-and-ladies were once in demand as a home-grown substitute for arrow-root.

2011 Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 34 On the ground, a conspicuous new arrival is cuckoo-pint, or lords-and-ladies, with its leaves like large arrowheads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lords and ladies
释义	lords and ladiesn. Brit. /ˌlɔːdz (ə)n(d) ˈleɪdɪz/, U.S. /ˌlɔrdz ən ˈleɪdiz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lord n., and conj.¹, lady n. Etymology: < the plural of lord n. + and conj.¹ + the plural of lady n., probably so called on account of its spadix and spathe looking like male and female genitals; with similar associations compare e.g. earlier priest's pintle n. (b) at priest n. Compounds 5, cuckoo-pintle n., and perhaps wake-robin n.In the 19th cent. also interpreted as being so called on account of variation between dark and light-coloured spadices, the dark seen as the lords, the light as the ladies (wearing dark-coloured suits and light-coloured dresses, respectively); compare parson-and-clerk n. (b) at parson n. Compounds 2. English regional. The wild arum, Arum maculatum, also called cuckoo-pint and wake-robin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Araceae (wake-robin and allies) > [noun] dragonsc1000 cuckoo-pintlea1400 yekestersea1400 aaron?c1425 calf's-footc1450 cuckoo-spitc1450 rampa1500 priest's hood1526 wake-robin1530 green dragon1538 arum1551 cuckoo-pint1551 dragonwort1565 priest's pintle1578 tarragon1591 starch root1596 friar's cowl1597 friar's-hood1597 starchwort1597 dragon serpentine1598 dragon's-herb1600 small dragonwort1674 dumb cane1696 skunk weed1735 polecat weed1743 lords and ladies1755 mucka-mucka1769 skunk cabbage1778 bloody man's finger1787 green dragon1789 swamp-cabbage1792 priest in the pulpit1837 orontiad1846 arad1853 cows and calves1853 bulls and cows1863 skunk cabbage1869 aroid1876 Adam and Eve1877 stallion1878 cunjevoi1889 1755 R. Goade Boerhaave's Materia Medica 39 It is the Root of that Plant, Children call Lords and Ladies, common in hedges. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 99 Oft under trees we nestled in a ring, Culling out ‘lords and ladies’. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 34 Bulls and Cows, more commonly called Lords and Ladies, the purple and the pale spadices, respectively, of Arum maculatum. 1893 S. Gaye Great World's Farm xvi. 238 In the common wild arum, ‘lords and ladies’, the temperature [of the spadix] rises several degrees. 1901 Longman's Mag. Apr. 533 She set boys to collect roots of lords and ladies. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 386/1 The baked and ground roots of lords-and-ladies were once in demand as a home-grown substitute for arrow-root. 2011 Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 34 On the ground, a conspicuous new arrival is cuckoo-pint, or lords-and-ladies, with its leaves like large arrowheads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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