paper flowern.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪpəˈflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪpərˈflaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., flower n.

Etymology: < paper n. + flower n.

1. An imitation flower made from paper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > artificial flowers and fruit

paper flower1580

shell-flowers1739

artificial1840

wax flower1843

stone-fruit1851

flower1881

Japanese flower1917

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & Eng. f. 115 Not vnlyke vnto Paper flowers, which breake as soone as they are touched.

1840 Biblical Repertory July 316 A judicial innocence, which often compares, in hue and fragrance, with unsullied virtue, as the paper flower compares with nature's sweet and blushing rose.

1871 E. J. Goodspeed Hist. Great Fires Chicago & West 299 Some who had expected to approach the altar in gorgeous array, stood up in calico, and were adorned with paper flowers.

1935 R. Macaulay Personal Pleasures 256 Those Japanese paper flowers which gently unfold and bloom in bowls of water.

2003 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 19 Apr. g2 The Recyclists decorate flatbed trucks with paper flowers made from used newspapers.

2. Any of several plants with flowers or bracts of a papery texture, esp. (a) U.S. a small shrub of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), Psilostrophe cooperi, native to south-western desert areas of the United States and bearing panicles of yellow flowers; (b) a bougainvillea, esp. Bougainvillea glabra.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > tropical > other tropical shrubs

bur-bark1756

kalanchoe1830

Pernettya1835

paper flower1892

1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 99 Xeranthemum, Helichrysum, paper-flowers.

1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 542 Paper Flowers. Psilostrophe Cooperi. Yellow. Spring. Southwest.

1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Apr. 2/3 Paper-flower and sun~drop raced up the hills.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 176/2 [Bougainvillea]glabra Choisy, Paper Flower.

1990 Amateur Gardening 3 Nov. 22/1 Bougainvilleas are called paper flowers because of the three showy but paper-thin bracts that surround the narrow tubular flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paper flower
释义	paper flowern. Brit. /ˌpeɪpəˈflaʊə/, U.S. /ˌpeɪpərˈflaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., flower n. Etymology: < paper n. + flower n. 1. An imitation flower made from paper. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > artificial flowers and fruit paper flower1580 shell-flowers1739 artificial1840 wax flower1843 stone-fruit1851 flower1881 Japanese flower1917 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & Eng. f. 115 Not vnlyke vnto Paper flowers, which breake as soone as they are touched. 1840 Biblical Repertory July 316 A judicial innocence, which often compares, in hue and fragrance, with unsullied virtue, as the paper flower compares with nature's sweet and blushing rose. 1871 E. J. Goodspeed Hist. Great Fires Chicago & West 299 Some who had expected to approach the altar in gorgeous array, stood up in calico, and were adorned with paper flowers. 1935 R. Macaulay Personal Pleasures 256 Those Japanese paper flowers which gently unfold and bloom in bowls of water. 2003 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 19 Apr. g2 The Recyclists decorate flatbed trucks with paper flowers made from used newspapers. 2. Any of several plants with flowers or bracts of a papery texture, esp. (a) U.S. a small shrub of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), Psilostrophe cooperi, native to south-western desert areas of the United States and bearing panicles of yellow flowers; (b) a bougainvillea, esp. Bougainvillea glabra. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > tropical > other tropical shrubs bur-bark1756 kalanchoe1830 Pernettya1835 paper flower1892 1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 99 Xeranthemum, Helichrysum, paper-flowers. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 542 Paper Flowers. Psilostrophe Cooperi. Yellow. Spring. Southwest. 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Apr. 2/3 Paper-flower and sun~drop raced up the hills. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 176/2 [Bougainvillea]glabra Choisy, Paper Flower. 1990 Amateur Gardening 3 Nov. 22/1 Bougainvilleas are called paper flowers because of the three showy but paper-thin bracts that surround the narrow tubular flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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