单词 | muguet |
释义 | muguetn. Originally: †lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis (obsolete). Later: the smell or scent of lily of the valley; a scent made from or resembling this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for roseeOE nardusOE nardOE lavendera1300 spikenardc1350 piste?1440 orris root1598 bainilla1678 amberseed1728 vanilla1728 ambrette1745 vanell1790 tonka bean1796 scent bean1822 muguet1830 lemon-grass1837 vanillea1845 sweet pea1890 snuff-bean1898 oak moss1921 tea olive1952 1830 M. M. Sherwood Flowers in Forest in Wks. (1834) V. 226 At my feet she set her basket, which was filled with that lovely flower we call the muguet, better known by its more appropriate name the ‘lily of the valley’. 1919 W. L. Dudley Askinson's Perfumes (ed. 4) xvi. 208 Muguet. Oil of jasmine... Oil of ylang-ylang... Solution of heliotropin. 1957 E. Hyams Into Dream ii. iii. 115 She used a little too much scent: Paul identified it as muguet. 1991 Science 1 Mar. 1021 A little snort of peppermint or muguet (lily of the valley) seems to be almost as good as a mild cup of coffee in relieving the tedium of a dull job. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830 |
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