| 单词 | parma violet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasParma violet 1. In full Parma violet. extracted from Parman.1 a. A kind of cultivated violet, probably derived from Viola odorata, with very fragrant, usually double flowers, of varied colours but esp. a deep or medium purple. Also: a crystallized violet of this kind. ΘΚΠ 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 1812 W. Wheeler Let. 18 Aug. (1951) 91 A pretty palefaced black-eyed maid would modestly offer a nosegay or sprig of parma or of olive. 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 106 The Parma Violet has very light-blue double flowers. 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ in Art & Lett. II. 155 A stout lady in blue serge, with a bunch of artificial ‘parmas’ at her bosom. 1938 G. L. Zambra Violets vii. 62 The family of Parma violets gives the sweetest perfume, the longest flowering season, and the handsomest foliage of all the double violets. 1977 Times 14 June 18/6 Women in the chocolate factory..place walnuts and Parma violets on to the store's handmade confectionery. 2003 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 20 Apr. k2 Parma violets are double, intensely fragrant and quite large (as violets go), which has made them romantic favorites for more than a century. b. The colour most commonly associated with this violet; a deep or medium shade of purple. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > deep purple royal purple1605 imperial purple1750 Parma violet1822 Modena1879 prelate purple1881 pontiff purple1900 violette de Parme1904 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 11 May 2/1 The favourite colours are jonquil, milk chocolate, Egyptian reed, and Parma violet. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 5 May 3/2 The coat was of Parma violet velvet and the skirt moonstone-grey. 1922 Weekly Disp. 10 Dec. 15 A leather set in the new shade of violet. Something between purple and parma, this hue will soon be the rage. 1923 Daily Mail 12 Feb. 1 (advt.) Shades: Fawn, Grey, Lovat, Parma, Browns. 1974 Country Life 25 Apr. 1025/2 Using parma violet or electric blue, she sprinkles these vibrating colours through the wardrobe. 1999 Daily Tel. 28 Sept. 7/5 Skirts in ostrich dyed tan or parma violet. c. A perfume made from a violet of this kind or imitating it. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically ewrosec1350 stacte1382 oil of rosesa1398 rose watera1398 sandalc1400 musk?a1425 damask water?1520 malabathrum1543 orris1545 civet1553 ambracan1555 rose cake1559 lavender-water1563 oil of spikenard1565 zibet1594 orange-flower water1595 orris powder?1600 spike-oil1611 angel water1634 cypress-powder1634 angelica1653 jasmine1670 jessamy1671 rosat1674 frangipane1676 marechale1676 orangery1676 tuberose1682 jasmine-water1750 otto1759 rose geranium1773 millefleurs1775 new-mown hay1789 attar1798 eau-de-Cologne1802 Cologne1814 dedes1817 eau de Portugal1825 verbena1837 rondeletia1838 bay-rum1840 Florida water1840 citronelle1841 patchouli1843 citronella1849 gardenia1851 sandalwood oil1851 Ess Bouquet1855 marmala water1857 mignonette1858 spikenard oil1861 sandalwood1865 serpolet1866 ylang-ylang1876 flower-water1886 lily1890 lilac1895 stephanotis1895 tea rose1897 chypre1898 Peau d'Espagne1898 violette de Parme1904 poppy1905 Parma violet1907 wallflower1907 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 521/1 Perfumes... Opoponax. Parma Violet. Peau d'Espagne. 1970 I. Origo Images & Shadows ii. 60 The ladies in summer gowns..leaving behind them a faint aroma of lavender and Parma violet. 2002 SPC Asia (Nexis) June 8 The alcohol-free L'Eau d'Issey summer fragrance for women is a floral scent with notes of mandarin, blackcurrant leaves, lily of the valley, sweet tuberose, parma violet and rosewater. d. British. A type of violet-coloured sweet, used esp. as a breath freshener. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets scrochat1448 gobbet riala1500 Portugal1560 sugar-pellet1591 muscadine1599 moscardino1616 rock candy1653 covering-seeds1687 lollipop1784 turn-over1798 lavender-sugar1810 humbug1825 kiss1825 elecampane1826 Gibraltar1831 yellow man1831 rose cake1834 cockle1835 maple candy1840 butterscotch1847 sponge candy1850 squib1851 honeycomb1857 marshmallow1857 motto kiss1858 fondant1861 coffee cream1868 candy-braid1870 candy bar1885 suckabob1888 nut bar1896 crackerjack1902 teiglach1903 red-hot1910 violet cream1912 mouldy1916 patty1916 lace1919 Tootsie Roll1925 sugar mouse1931 Parma1971 cinder toffee1979 1971 Flavour Industry June 333/3 Fizzy sweets in tablet form, including such well- known lines as..Fruit Fizzers, Double Lollies, Sherbits [sic], Parma Violets and Carlton Mints. 1986 H. Dunmore Sea Skater 42 Her inner pockets are stuffed with pension book, handkerchiefs and tubes of Parma Violet sweets for the breath. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 17 Oct. I have even known one Master of Wine student who used to eat Parma Violet sweets so that he could detect the faint trace of violet in Malbec. Parma violet Parma violet n. Π 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 106 The Parma Violet has very light-blue double flowers. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxi A conservatory all abloom with snowdrops and Parma violets. < as lemmas |
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