love-in-idlen.
/ˌlʌvɪnˈʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌləvɪnˈaɪd(ə)l/ Now English regional. rare.
= love-in-idleness n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pea flowers > violet and allied flowers > allied flowers
pansyc1450
heartsease1530
pansy flower1530
three (also two) faces under (or in) a (or one) hood1548
bulbous violet1578
love-in-idleness1578
sweet violet1578
pensea1592
cull-me-to-you1597
dog's tooth violet1597
dog violet1597
kiss-me-ere-I-rise1597
live in idleness1597
wild violet1597
yellow violet1597
love-and-idle1630
love-in-idle1664
trinity1699
fancy1712
wood violet1713
marsh violet1753
tree violet1753
kiss-me-at-the-gate1787
bird's-foot violet1802
Parma violet1812
Johnny-jump-up1827
stepmother1828
Neapolitan violet1830
garden gate1842
butterfly pea1848
kissa1852
pinkany-John1854
viola1871
kiss-me1877
pink-eyed John1877
face and hood1886
roosterhead1894
trout-lily1909
1664 S. Blake Compl. Gardeners Pract. 50 Lowe in idle, or two faces under a hood, is a Flower that is much like Violets.
1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Love-in-idle, Viola tricolor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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