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poppyn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin papāver, popauer. Etymology: < classical Latin papāver (neuter) poppy (see papaverous adj.; in post-classical Latin also popauer: see below), apparently with remodelling of the ending after -y suffix1; the immediate donor form may perhaps have been an unattested post-classical Latin form *papavum , the existence of which is suggested also by Old French pavo (12th cent.) and related forms showing various processes of suffix substitution: see Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch at papaver. The word has no cognates in the other Germanic languages; for the words for ‘poppy’ in these languages, see maw seed n.The origin of medial -o- in the α. forms (which later became standard) is uncertain; perhaps these forms are derived from a post-classical Latin variant popauer (8th cent., c800 in British sources: see quots. eOE1 at sense 1a, eOE2 at sense 1a) with pre-tonic vowel rounding. The β. forms retained the classical Latin unrounded vowel. The origin of the γ. forms is unclear. Compare Anglo-Norman popi poppy (probably second half of the 13th cent. or earlier in oylie del popi poppy oil; < Middle English). In sense 3c apparently by association with pop v.1 and formations in pop- comb. form; compare pop-dock n. , pop-glove n. at pop- comb. form . It is uncertain whether sense 4 originally showed the same word; but if not, it apparently came to be taken as a specific use of the flower name from an early date. It has variously been suggested to be a transferred use of poppet n., or to derive < Middle French poupee (see poupée n.), or < Middle French poppe or its etymon classical Latin puppis (see poop n.2), but there is no definite evidence for a connection with poppet n. or for a similar specific use of any of these French or Latin words. Compare also later poppy head n. 1. 1. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy eOE (1974) 43 Popauer, popaeg. eOE (1890) 95/1 Popauer, popæg. OE Ælfric (St. John's Oxf.) 311 Papauer, papi [OE Julius popig, c1225 Worcester popi]. 1323–4 in F. R. Chapman (1907) II. 40 (MED) In j libr. de Popy, j s. iiij d. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) iv. 3007 Popi, which berth the sed of slep. ?a1425 f. 196v (MED) Opium is þe iuse of popye dryed. c1475 tr. C. de Pisan (Cambr.) (1977) 159 (MED) He toke a lytle rodde and..with the rodde s[mot]e of the hedes of the popies. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens iii. lxxxi. 431 There be three sortes of Poppie..the first kind is white, and of the garden, the two other are blacke and wilde. 1620 T. Granger 120 How many seedes the sleepy poppy stores. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil 52 Sleepy Poppies harmful Harvests yield. View more context for this quotation 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity i, in (new ed.) 400 The blushing poppy with a crimson hue. 1789 H. L. Piozzi II. 229 Slopes all flourishing with cat's-tail and poppy. 1813 H. Davy iii. 83 Many other substances besides the juice of the poppy, possess narcotic properties. 1863 M. E. Braddon II. i. 3 The flaming poppies among the ripening corn. 1898 A. M. Davidson 110 We have turned thousands of acres of poppies into grain fields, orchards or city lots, but we still have left in our foothills and upland valleys, glowing poppy fields. 1938 R. Gathorne-Hardy vii. 44 Modern ways of threshing have made it possible to produce a purer grain, though I believe it is still difficult to eliminate seeds of Poppies, which grow to the same height as the corn. 1990 Autumn 63/2 Then is the time for the final explosion of poppies, ‘chrysanthemums’ and purple gladiolus. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > allied flowers OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius (Vitell.) (1984) liv. 98 Geni[m] þysse wyrte wos ðe Grecas moe[t]orias & Romane papauer albu[m] nemnað & Engle hwit popig hatað. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add.) f. 242 Of the commune [poppy], som is whyte, and..sum is blak..blak popy is good..in medicynes. 1548 W. Turner sig. F.i Papauer corniculatum is called..in englishe horned poppy or yealow poppy. 1597 J. Gerard ii. 296 Double blacke Poppie... Double white Poppie. 1626 F. Bacon §482 There be certain Corn-flowers which come seldome or never in other places..but onely amongst Corn: As the blew Bottle, a kind of Yellow Mary-Gold, Wilde Poppy and Fumitory. 1699 J. Evelyn 74 The Green Popy, by most accounted among the deadly Poysons. 1724 P. Miller I. at Argemone Argemone is a sort of Poppy, and some call it the prickly Poppy. 1776 W. Withering (1796) II. 487 Corn, or Red Poppy. Corn Rose. Cop-rose. Head-wark. 1863 J. T. B. Syme (ed. 3) I. 84 Papaver somniferum Sleepbearing Poppy, Garden Poppy, White Poppy, Opium Poppy. 1894 14 June 3/3 A vaseful of Iceland poppies. 1936 F. Clune xxi. 211 We crossed a score of creeks in ten miles, fringed by tobacco-bush with privetlike leaves, and Mexican poppy simulating a Scotch thistle. 1991 July 10/3 The mix is composed of wildflowers native to North America, including California poppies, scarlet flax, lupines, blanketflowers, gilias, and evening primroses. 2004 D. Joyce 81/1 Iceland poppies cut well, although the stems need to be sealed. 2. the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > extracts > [noun] > specific extracts the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > narcotic > plant-derived OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius (Vitell.) (1984) cvi. 150 Cnuca on anum trywenan mortere, & anne cuculere fulne ameredes huniges & grene popig [?a1200 Harl. 6258B grene papig]. c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich (1896) 154 (MED) Tak iij sponful of þe galle of abarow swyne..& iij sponful of pope..medle al hem to geder. 1539 T. Elyot (new ed.) iii. vi. f. 59v Digestiues of Choler..Popy [v.r. Popye]. a1593 C. Marlowe (1633) v. sig. I2 I dranke of Poppy, and cold mandrake juyce. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1622) iii. iii. 334 Not Poppy, nor Mandragora, Nor all the drousie sirrops of the world, Shall euer medicine thee to that sweete sleepe. View more context for this quotation a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley (1653) i. sig. B3 A little poppy Sir, were good to cause you sleep. 1783 S. Johnson 30 Mar. (1994) IV. 119 I took the poppy last night, and slept..well. 1788 Lady E. Butler Jrnl. 24 May in G. H. Bell (1930) 98 The Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Duncannon's anxiety when she was ill. Poppy Lozenges brought from France by Mrs. Hare. 1804 12 41 He prepared the extract from a..quantity of poppy by decoction. 1871 H. B. Philleo in 20 June 32 The veteran of letters succumbed to the ‘poppy’, And totally ignored the Devil's shoutings for ‘copy’. 1935 A. J. Pollock 90/2 Poppy, opium. 1977 H. Osborne xv. 114 The village people would see nothing wrong in what the smugglers were doing—most of the other men still smoked the poppy. 1992 P. O'Brian v. 122 This is going to be extremely painful... I shall fetch the poppy. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > narcotic > plant-derived > qualities of 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas i. v. 153 The Cramp-fish, knowing that she harboureth..A secret Poppie, and a sence-lesse Winter, Benumming all that dare too-neere her venter. 1637 W. Cartwright iii. iv E're night shed Poppy twice o're th' weary'd world. a1790 T. Warton (1791) 49 On this my pensive pillow, gentle Sleep! Descend,..And place thy crown of poppies on my breast. 1847 R. W. Emerson Uses Great Men in (1906) I. 21 Nature..wherever she mars her creature..lays her poppies plentifully on the bruise. 2003 (Nexis) 5 Feb. Men described their partners as poppies—‘She puts me to sleep!’—they say. 3. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > of unidentified or unspecified type a1400 J. Mirfield (1882) 37 (MED) Saliunca, wilde popi vel spica celtica [perh. Celtic spikenard, Valeriana celtica]. a1500 in T. Hunt (1989) 104 [Elacterium] þe juce of wilde cucumbre .i. wilde papie. 1597 J. Gerard ii. 551 Behen album,..of some..called Ocymastrum, and Papauer spumeum, which I have Englished Spatling Poppie... In English Spatling Poppie, frothie Poppie, and white Ben. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > cockle the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > campion and ragged robin (Harl. 221) 409 Popy, weed,..nigella,..git. ?a1450 (Stockh.) (1950) 173 (MED) Lolium is an herb þat men clepe cokkyl or popy or wyldsauagre [read wyld sanagre]. 1886 R. Holland 266 Poppy, corn cockle, Lychnis Githago. W. Ches. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > foxglove 1856 W. A. Bromfield 343 D[igitalis] purpurea, L. Purple Foxglove. Poppy. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch 44/1 Pop-dock, Pop-glove, Poppy, the flower of the fox-glove. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland 387 Digitalis purpurea, L., the Green (Cornw.) or Flop Poppy. 1898 C. M. Yonge xv. 172 Poppy, foxglove. society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > parts of > end of > ornamental finial on 1428–9 in H. Littlehales (1905) 71 (MED) Also payd to Serle for makyng of þe newe porche, x marces; Also payd for a papye, ij s. 1431 in J. A. Kingdon (1886) II. 194 (MED) Also in owr Tyme was mad þe Halle Rooffe..Also more þe hawtpas..and alle benchys wt þe popyes. 1512–13 in H. Littlehales (1905) 282 Paid for makyng of iij Mennys pewys, for the popeys & other stuff xx s. 1618 ( Inventory in E. Peacock (1866) 184 Item, a Crosse with a crucifix & 3 popis & 3 knoppes to the shaft. 1844 3 153 In the Nave the seats terminate in square standards, but under the tower in poppies. 1845 J. H. Parker (ed. 4) I. 293 Popie, Poppy, Poppy-head,..an elevated ornament often used on the tops of the upright ends, or elbows, which terminate seats, &c., in churches. 1941 F. H. Crossley vii. 83 The subjects illustrated on elbow rests, popeys, and parochial benching, form a splendid contribution to our knowledge of the life and thought of the craftsman of the middle ages. 1999 J. S. Curl 512/1 Poppy,..the seed-pods and flowers of the poppy were commonly used in Neoclassicism as ornaments in bedrooms and funerary architecture. 1641 J. Milton 19 He little dreamt then that the weeding-hook of reformation would after two ages pluck up his glorious poppy from insulting over the good corne. a1683 A. Sidney (1704) ii. xxiv. 159 He..would certainly strike off the heads of the most eminent remaining Poppys. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre II. x. 295 The nearer you approach to this..the more lively and gay are the colours. You will have in succession the poppy, the orange, the yellow, the lemon, the sulphur, the white. 1949 (Brit. Colour Council) III. 22/1 Poppy, a colour standardised by B.C.C. in 1934, matched to the flower. Similar to Gules. 1971 15 Sept. 130/2 Dress..sizes: 36–42 in.; colours: green, cactus, poppy. 2002 (Nexis) 14 Mar. s1 Colors are kissed by the sun—from bright poppy to sunflower yellow. the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically 1905 Sept. 113/1 Wistaria, oil of cloves,..poppy and crab-apple. 1923 W. A. Poucher i. 96 Oakmoss resin..is a liquid of characteristic odour... It is useful in oriental bouquets, particularly those of the ‘poppy’ type. 1954 A. J. Krajkeman tr. P. Jellinek i. 72 (heading) Tables of Perfume Complexes... Peau D'Espagne... Poppy. 2001 (Nexis) Nov. 63 The line was started in 1999 with the launch of its first scent, Daisy, followed by Butterfly, April, Passionflower Signature Scent and most recently, Poppy. society > communication > record > pictorial, etc., records > [noun] > Flanders poppy sold to commemorate conflicts 1921 6 Feb. 11/2 On the lapel of every member of the American Legion in Oklahoma as well as in every other part of the world will appear a blood red poppy on memorial day... Millions of red silk poppies are being made. 1921 6 Oct. 7/3 There is an added value to these poppies in the fact that they are made by the women and children in the devastated areas of France. 1940 89/1 Nearly forty million poppies are sold each year on the anniversary of Armistice Day. 1976 10 Dec. 5/2 The sale of poppies in Occold raised £25. 1995 13 Nov. 6/1 A Remembrance Day service..is about as English as you can get... Some wore their poppies pinned outside their Barbours. 2013 (Nexis) 22 Nov. 2 (caption) Teenager Mathew Anderson plays two tunes from the First World War at an Erskine charity care home as Robert Gilfillan, 88, lays a wreath of poppies. society > trade and finance > money > [noun] 1943 16 69 Poppy, money. 1959 A. Wesker i. 29 How's poppy?.. Tight as ever. 1972 L. Henderson xvii. 148 I don't know why he's around without the gelt, because Tolly's not the boy to be parted from the poppy. 1994 I. Welsh 119 It's aw a great laugh whin they chuck that redundancy poppy it ye, bit that disnae last firivir, ken. Compounds C1. a. General attributive. (a) (In sense 1a.) 1702 M. Smith 81 Tall, well shap'd Palms in rows.., Shot forth from various colour'd Poppy Beds. 1896 1 July 1/1 The mass of vivid colour in the costumes reminded one of a poppybed. 2003 (Nexis) 20 Mar. 1 d Poppy beds need six hours of full sun daily. 1852 I. A. Lapham (heading) 379 Papaveraceæ. The Poppy Family. 1874 J. S. Blackie 5 A botanist..will class a water-lily with the papaverous or poppy family. 1996 R. Mabey 55/2 The flowers of greater celandine would not immediately make you place it in the poppy family. 1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig i. xxiii. sig. civ/1 Of the same nature be..popy flowre water. 1638 J. Shirley iv. sig. G A Feild of Hony-suckles, and Poppy-flowers Embroder'd with Dazies. 1732 86 This Plant bears a Poppy Flower of a pale yellow Colour. 1843 5 Apr. 5/2 No man could cover a square of three yards with poppy flowers, except under a license from the Government. 1995 17 Mar. 42/5 September: Look to see which plants die down first... Pick the most interesting ones such as poppy flowers, papermoons (honesty) or statice. 1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny (new ed.) II. xxv. xii. 234 Some put therto the like quantity of the juice of Gentian..in stead of the foresaid Opium or Poppy juice. 1706 (new ed.) Meconium,..the Ordure of a young Child, which sticks to the Entrails after the Birth, so call'd from its Colour, resembling that of Poppy-Juice. 1853 C. Kingsley II. xi. 263 The same who made wine made poppy-juice. 1987 H. Turtledove ii. 30 I need help with our wounded, or at least poppy juice to ease the pain. 2012 D. B. Barceloux xxxi. 546/1 The Assyrians..collected poppy juice in earthen pots during the early morning by scraping the poppy capsule with an iron scoop. 1793 V. 2240 A very small Part of it could be recovered by imposing an Increase of Rent upon the Poppy Lands, without oppressing the Cultivators. 1895 Dec. 100/2 Her eyelids closed; and her spirit was free to wander away into the poppyland of dreams. 1910 11 Feb. 2/3 An' drowsy somethings whisper in the air, An' drunken breaths sweep from the poppy-lands. 2004 (Nexis) 20 Mar. n1 California's most consistent poppy land, will open its visitor center today. ?a1450 tr. Macer (Stockh.) (1949) 123 (MED) A plastre of popie leuys wole abate þe bolnynges of þe chekes. 1654 E. Gayton iv. v. 199 I made a pretty perfume of many odours, and amongst them mingled Poppy leaves. 1684 J. Dryden Amaryllis in 238 I try'd th' infallible Prophetique way, A Poppy leaf upon my palm to lay. 1891 R. Kipling 105 Trash—dried poppy leaves, not petals, broken up and used for packing cakes in. 2001 (Nexis) 8 Mar. 9 b The cultivation of coca and poppy leaf provides a living for thousands of farm families. 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile 467 in I We call your thoughts home..To the poppy-plains. 1999 (Nexis) 18 Dec. a3 John McCrae died on a poppy plain. 1715 A. Pitcairne Method of curing Small-pox in G. Sewell & J. T. Desaguliers tr. A. Pitcairne 275 To which add at leisure Syrup of Violets, or Balsamick, or Poppy Syrup, with some Spirit of Harthorn. 1834 R. Southey I. 9 Lettuces, cow-slip-wine, poppy-syrup,..hop-pillows, spiders'-web pills. 1922 J. Joyce ii. v. [Lotus Eaters] 81 Paragoric poppysyrup bad for cough. 2003 (Nexis) 15 Nov. g6 Made in Grasse, Provence, this flowery sweet poppy syrup tastes a bit like cough medicine, and indeed it can be used for that purpose. (b) (In sense 8.) 1929 5 Dec. 14/2 The amount received by the Earl Haig Poppy Appeal Fund to the end of November was £202,685. 1977 14 Feb. 4/6 Area chairman Mr. G. A. R. Finlay thanked the people of Northern Ireland for their support to the Legion's Poppy Appeal. 2001 22 Mar. i. 5/7 (caption) The band with Thora Hird at last year's poppy appeal. 1931 26 May 16/7 They will make poppy crosses to decorate the graves of war veteran on Memorial Day. 1976 19 Nov. 7/2 Mr. John Wiltshire, read the names of the fallen from Costessey as a poppy cross for each one was laid on the memorial. 2004 (Nexis) 5 June 4 We have brought a lot of poppy crosses with us and one is for Don. I'm going to make sure I find him this time. 1976 19 Nov. Reg Knight..has been poppy organiser for the area for 12 years now. 2004 (Nexis) 7 Feb. 13 Last year, poppy organiser Margaret Boyd was able to recruit six additional sellers. 1921 9 Nov. 5/6 More poppy sellers wanted. ‘Poppy Women’ are still needed to help with the organization and sale of poppies. 1976 19 Nov. 3/4 Nearly 100 poppy-sellers were out on the streets of Norwich on Saturday. 2003 (Nexis) 12 Nov. 9 Eileen is today, at the age of 91, one of the Royal British Legion's oldest poppy sellers. (c) (In sense 2b.) 1708 J. Ozell tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux 35 Morpheus pours continual Poppy Rain. b. Instrumental. 1882 12 Aug. 284/2 On the sarcophagus supporting the monumental figures there are two poppy-bordered medallions. 1920 Apr. 438/1 The undreaded, wind-sheltered, poppy-bordered fields of their Chinese elysium. 2009 D. Hogan Sweet Marjoram in (2013) 184 The Nore in County Kilkenny, its wild privet banks, its yellow water-lilycovered water, its poppy-bordered river paths. 1739 W. Hamilton 9 What time your poppy-crowned God Sends his truth-telling scouts abroad. 1881 O. Wilde 212 That poppy-crownèd God. 1903 May 671 The poppy-crowned king of sleep. 2000 (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Metro section) b1 A sentimental postcard of the 1910 statehood festival depicts a poppy-crowned figure of California. a1905 J. Hay (1916) 242 Where the thick pulse of ease and wont beats slow As in some dusk and poppy-haunted grove. 1905 A. Noyes in June 781 The menace glided..Out of the poppy-haunted shadows. 1921 M. Strange i. i. 24 We will bury conscience in the poppy-haunted air of exhausting revelry. 1889 W. B. Yeats i. 5 In the poppy-hung house. 1901 E. Markham 76 We follow The cattle—we shout down the poppy-hung hollow. 1851 H. M. Parker II. 187 The miasmatic atmosphere, fever fraught and poppy laden, of deep night, is closing around him. 1878 O. Wilde 6 Like Proserpine, with poppy-laden head. 1998 (Nexis) 18 Mar. b1 From the snow-covered Sierra,..across the green valley floor and right up the poppy-laden flanks of the mountain itself. 1868 C. Hetherington 23 The poppy-sprinkled fields of corn. 1875 A. Cambridge 41 Thy fairy islands floating in the sun—Thy poppy-sprinkled, grave-strewn Lido shore. 1907 B. Tarkington in Christmas 790/1 A certain painter-man..might have been seen to depart hurriedly from a poppy-sprinkled field. 1991 J. Biggins vii. 110 The gently rolling, poppy-sprinkled fields of barley and rye. c. Similative. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > deep red or crimson 1879 13 Dec. 751/1 Souvenir de l'Ami Pancher..very full, striking; poppy-crimson, strongly shaded fiery purple. 1898 G. B. Shaw 308 The Columbine's petticoats are..golden orange and poppy crimson. 1905 Dec. 168/1 Shapely little plants of the latter [rose]..force into dazzling masses of poppy-crimson buds and flowers. 1937 C. A. Smith Death of Ilalotha in (2006) 225 Her full, poppy-crimson lips were curled by a vixenish fury. 1894 O. Wilde Sphinx in (1909) 308 The poppy-drowsy queen. 2012 N. Hagger i. vii. 189 In much of his work he is Keats ‘the poppy-drowsy’, drunk with the joys of Nature. 1922 D. H. Lawrence in Oct. 64 Your sort of gorgeousness, Dark and lustrous And unfathomable And poppy-glossy. 1957 L. Durrell 214 Most of the poppy-shallow cabaret girls had gone. 1906 M. O. Wright iv. 69 I'm poppy sleepy! a1963 S. Plath (1971) 21 The pills are worn-out and silly, like classical gods. Their poppy-sleepy colours do him no good. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > pale red or pink > bright pink 1894 17 Mar. 172/2 This dress would be lovely if copied in two pale tones of poppy-pink. 1932 30 May 15/1 The predominating shades are poppy pink, grass green, blue bottle, [etc.]. 1992 (Nexis) 30 July He favors all colors of red for everything from day to evening: iridescent crimson and bordeaux to carnation, coral and poppy pinks. 2001 (Nexis) July Ben Nye under-eye concealer, Chanel poppy pink lipstick, [etc.]. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet 1679 E. Coles (ed. 2) Poppy-red. 1831 D. Brewster xxiv. 286 A very brilliant poppy-red. 1858 19 Apr. 9/5 The bird, with a poppy-red breast, on the hand-rail of the bridge. 1979 E. Tennant i. 15 A frill of yellow and poppy-red. 2005 (Nexis) 2 Mar. 5 A brilliant blue Titania teapot with a poppy red lid. C2. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > anemones 1597 J. Gerard ii. lxxi. 305 (caption) Anemone Papaueracea. Poppie Winde flower.] 1731 P. Miller I. at Anemone We should provide ourselves with a Quantity of good Single (or Poppy) Anemonies. as they are call'd. of the best Colours. 1813 C. Marshall (ed. 5) xix. 375 The single, or poppy, anemonies, (so called from their form) frequently blow as early as February, or sooner. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore I. 65 The Poppy Anemone, A. coronaria,..has..large flowers,..very variable in colour. 1969 R. Hay & P. M. Synge 264/1 Anemone coronaria Poppy Anemone... Fl. 2–3 in. across, white, mauve, scarlet, very variable on stems 6in.–1ft. 1996 17 Poppy Anemone. This is the popular Anemone so indispensable for cut flowers. 1803 W. Bingley III. 351 The Poppy Bee forms her nest in the ground..[which] she carefully lines with a splendid tapestry, selected from the scarlet flowers of the wild poppy. 1830 J. Rennie 54 One species of our little upholsterers has been called the poppy-bee (Osmia papaveris, Latr.), from its selecting the scarlet petals of the poppy as tapestry for its cells. 1997 4 Nov. b3/3 Mojave poppy bee (Perdita meconis). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy > parts of ?a1450 tr. Macer (Stockh.) (1949) 122 (MED) Þei cutten a litel þe ouerueste skyn of þe popie bolle. c1460 Bk. Arms in (1904) Apr. 174 (MED) Tomas Porthelyne beryth sylvyr a cheveron goulys, iij popye bolles of wert dessendaunte. 1688 R. Holme ii. 67/2 This Seed-Pod [of the Poppy] by all Florists is termed a Poppy Bolle. 1894 H. Gough & J. Parker (ed. 2) 473 Gules, three poppy bolles on their stalks in fesse. 1992 K. Weaver 107 They would go out in the fields and collect the poppy bolls for 100 rubles a sack, at first as a lark or to make money. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet 1705 tr. iii. iv. 184 Wild or Corn Poppy Colour or Fire Colour. 1815 J. Smith II. 542 The poppy, cherry, rose, and flesh colours, are given to silk by means of carthamus. 1918 L. B. Wilder v. 86 To me poppy colour would mean that peculiar, sparkling rose-red found among the Shirleys. 2004 (Nexis) 14 June g5 Women have similar options with a long-sleeved button down cotton shirt in poppy color or a scoop-neck crew in pretty sky blue. the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > bright red or scarlet 1677 E. Coles Poppie-coloured. 1791 J. Woodforde 24 Dec. (1927) III. 321 He brought with him..a pair of black Spanish Leather Shoes with black and poppey coloured roses, very pretty. 1889 12 Nov. 3/1 An accordion skirt of poppy-coloured silk. 2004 (Nexis) 2 Mar. d1 Her poppy-colored vintage Valentino swooped down her left shoulder into a voluminous satin bustle trailing behind her. the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > of battles, wars, treaties, etc. the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > commemoration, remembrance > [noun] > solemn or religious remembrance 1921 26 Jan. 5/3 Major Wade C. Christy..is said to have originated the [American] Legion's ‘Poppy day’ and the idea of selling poppies on the street to be worn in remembrance of our dead heroes of the World war. 1921 6 Oct. 7/3 (heading) ‘Poppy Day’. Lord Haig's new scheme for ex-service men. 1971 28 Oct. 7/3 The Royal British Legion..faces a continuing drop in the number of collectors on Poppy Day. 1999 (Electronic ed.) 23 Apr. Today is officially Poppy Day, when hundreds of RSA volunteers, armed with 900,000 red paper flowers, will invade the nation's streets. 1663 Bp. J. Taylor 16 On a suddain comes the messenger of death, and unbinds the poppy garland, scatters the heavy cloud that incircled his miserable head. 1708 E. Fenton in 10 Nor Poppy-Garlands give the Nymph Repose. 1860 D. M. M. Craik 26 Then binding softly upon weary brows Death's poppy-garland? 1942 10 Sept. 5/4 Marie Antoinette's rusticity was..not all ribbons and laces..poppy garlands, thatched roofs, and shepherd's pipes. 2009 L. Cranfield 33/1 (caption) Volunteers..carry trays of red poppies... A British Legion car nearby is decorated with poppy garlands. the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > minute unit of length 1656 tr. J. A. Comenius liii. §524 The measures of distances are thus: four poppy-graines make one barley-corn. 1875 23 Oct. 464/1 A varying number of grey transparent nodules..varying in size from a poppy-grain to a millet-seed. 1995 T. J. Elizarenkova Notes 301 The bottom-parts of ritual vessels were found to contain tiny residues of ephedra twigs and poppy grain. 1949 E. Blunden 25 Yet these rebuild A distant world, a summer dead Millions of poppy-lives ere ours. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > mallow flowers > hollyhock 1861 A. Wood 267 Poppy Mallow. Lvs. palmately 3 to 5-parted, on long petioles. 1870 3 162 The Poppy mallow..with its purple blossoms and dark green leaves, forms one of the most brilliant figures in the prairie carpet. 1902 T. W. Sanders (ed. 5) 46 Crimson Poppy-Mallow, Fingered Poppy-Mallow, Long-stalked Poppy-Mallow, Purple Poppy-Mallow. 1972 F. Perry 185/2 Callirhoe papaver from the southern USA is the Poppy Mallow, a scrambling or sometimes erect herbaceous perennial with reddish-purple Poppy-like flowers on stems of 60 cms (2 ft) and delicate Mallow-like leaves. 1995 Nov. 41/2 Purple poppy mallow, or winecup. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding drug or narcotic > [noun] > opium poppy > oil from 1737 S. Humphreys tr. N. A. Pluche (ed. 2) II. 248 The Poppy-Oil is eaten in several Provinces. 1756 T. Bardwell 7 This colour [sc. flake-white] should be ground with the finest poppy oil that can be made. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ 735 To give a drying quality to Poppy Oil. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs 206 Poppy oil..has the reputation of keeping its colour better than linseed. 1912 tr. 130 Nut oil is never used in France. French artists prefer the so-called œillette, or poppy oil. 1979 C. Hayes iii. 49 Poppy oil... The ground seeds of the opium poppy produce a slow-drying oil paler than linseed oil. 2010 S. F. Lake App. 1. 83 (table) Pigments not analyzed. Binding Medium poppy oil. a1543 in A. Amherst (1896) 76 (MED) Herbes fo[r] Savour and beaute..Popyroyall. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy > poppy straw 1823 29 Oct. 1/5 From the capsule from which the seed is obtained, an extract may be got..8 grains of which are equal to one of opium,..and the poppy straw, when laid in the yard in a compact heap, makes excellent manure. 1934 22 Sept. 6/7 One ton of poppy straw can be made to yield 800 grammes of morphine base and 80 grammes of codeine base. 1997 Apr. 45/1 Not only opium but ‘opium poppy and poppy straw’ are defined as Schedule II controlled substances, right alongside PCP and cocaine. the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > mythical drink the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > decoction or infusion > [noun] > specific decoction or infusion 1709 R. Steele No. 118. ⁋4 Several warm Liquors made of the Waters of Lethe, with very good Poppy Tea. 1893 S. Baring-Gould II. xvi. 41 It is given poppy tea, and that sends it to sleep. 1997 Apr. 58/2 Perhaps one day the government won't care if I want to make a cup of poppy tea for a migraine. 1642 H. More sig. D3v Of funerall Cypresse many groves there been, And eke of Ewe, Eben, and Poppy trees. 1897 Sept. 155 Very frail is the poppy tree, and it would never reach maturity save for the little crabbed ‘white lilac’ (ceanothus macrocarpus), upon which it leans all the weight of its branches. 1997 (Nexis) Jan. 90–2 Now and then she stayed beneath the poppy tree until after dark. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > hypnotic > drink or draught > plant-derived 1653 N. Culpeper 67/2 Aqua Papaveris Composita. Page 39. in L. Book. Or, Poppy Water Compound. 1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux ii. 202 And Sleep drop't Poppy-water on her Brows. 1765 O. Goldsmith 36 No poppy-water half so good; For let folks only get a touch, Its soporific virtue's such,..That quickly they begin to snore. 1801 26 Dec. 410/1 Was the vine juice of Egypt ever mixed with poppy water, that it might, like the fabled river of oblivion, drown memory and her tribes? 1899 17 Feb. 7/6 A sty should be bathed very often with warm water. If very painful, use warm poppy water. 2003 (Nexis) 17 Oct. 26 He took purgatives, ingestions of steel, wormwood, iron oxide, poppy water, caraway and amber. 1712 T. Newcomb 6 Upon whose Brows Inspiring hung Large Poppy Wreaths, when e'er he sung. 1902 W. de la Mare 102 About his brows a poppy-wreath Burned like dim coals. 1923 7 Nov. 14/6 The Minister of Labour has consented to allow a stall for the sale of poppy wreaths, nests, and sprays on the steps of Montagu House, which is immediately opposite the Cenotaph. 1972 A. Price xiii. 138 The bright red poppy wreaths and the forests of little red wooden crosses. 2009 J. Ellis iv. 95 The shots of the soldiers framed by the poppy wreath invoke most immediately the sacrifice of young men for national causes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). poppyadj.1 Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pop n.1, pop v.1, -y suffix1. Etymology: < either pop n.1 or pop v.1 + -y suffix1. colloquial. the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [adjective] > fizzy 1889 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne xvi. 269 ‘What would you like to drink, Johnny?’ he inquired, soothingly. ‘Fizz,’ said John. ‘Some of the poppy stuff from the end bin.’ 1997 (Nexis) 26 July The Lion has been producing the gourmet non-alcoholic beverages for more than a decade making soft drinks, ginger products and a poppy soda. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [adjective] > popping sound 1894 R. Kipling in Mar. 798 Watch the little poppy shells drop down into the tree-tops. 1972 G. Chapman et al. (1989) xxvii. 53 Ting tang tong rankled dithely, little tipples pooped and poppy things went pong! 1984 (Nexis) 6 June 20 If you're eating a bowl of Rice Krispies and some of them don't pop, that's OK because the bowlful has a nice poppy feeling. 1999 (Nexis) 22 Nov. 1 b The list of found junk continues: bubble wrap poppy paper, a 1997 phone book, the Official Tamagotchi Care Guide, [etc.]. the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. 1899 B. W. Green 283 Poppy, full or bulging. ‘His eyes are mighty poppy today.’ 1907 11 Dec. 12/1 An American exclaiming before a family picture: ‘My, what poppy eyes these Churchills have got!’ 1915 Jan. 106/1 Hair dark and curly; eyes poppy; lips, full. a1967 J. R. Ackerley (1968) 29 A rich foreign nobleman with rather poppy eyes. 1990 28 May 15/1 His deep-set, big blue eyes are not nearly so poppy as they seem on the box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). poppyadj.2 Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pop n.8, -y suffix1; pop adj., -y suffix1. Etymology: Partly < pop n.8 + -y suffix1, and partly < pop adj. + -y suffix1. colloquial. society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] 1967 13 July 7/6 Listening to them, I could begin to like even the poppiest of pops. 1970 25 July 6/1 He is a barrister, a playwright, and a poppy newspaper columnist on the side. 1981 7 Mar. 11/1 We're not poppy in the same way as someone like the Moondogs are poppy. 1988 Feb. 7/3 The Subway Organisation were riding high with poppy 12″ EP's by the Flatmates. 1996 27 Nov. ii. 6/3 You deal with some empty vessels in this business, people who don't know one end of the camera from the other, doing poppy, instant, throwaway work. 2003 May 114/2 It..is, in short, the poppiest thing they've ever done—without any hint of compromise or sell-out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
