单词 | primerole |
释义 | primerolen. Now historical. Any of several flowers of early spring, esp. the primrose ( Primula vulgaris), the cowslip ( P. veris), and the field daisy ( Bellis perennis). Also figurative: a pretty young woman.The word frequently denotes a plant of the genus Primula, several species of which, e.g. the primrose and cowslip, were called Primula veris by medieval and Renaissance botanists; it is often unclear which of these species is meant. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > prettiness > specifically of woman > pretty girl or woman primerolea1350 jolyvet1413 prim1509 nicebeceturc1520 bit of stuff?1553 nicebice1595 dabchick1612 rosebud1668 doll1778 living doll1785 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 a bit (also piece) of all right1895 bit of fluff1903 dolly1906 baby doll1908 cutiea1911 cutie-pie1920 kewpie1946 tchotchke1968 tchotchkeleh1985 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > daisy daisyc1000 bruisewortOE primerolea1350 Margaretc1425 gowan1570 primrose1579 marguerite1605 bruise root1698 dog daisy1821 ewe-flower1825 marguerite1847 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > primrose and allied flowers > cowslip cowslipc1000 primerolea1350 herb Peter?a1450 Peter?a1450 paigle?c1450 St. Peter's wort1526 pigle1570 jackanapes on horseback1597 palsywort1597 galligaskin1629 passwort1671 fairy cups1855 a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 31 (MED) Þe primerole he [= she] passeþ, þe peruenke of pris. a1350 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 13 (MED) Wat was hire mete? the primerole ant the violet. c1390 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 3268 She was a prymerole [v.rr. primerol, prymrole, Primeroll], a piggesnye, For any lord to leggen in his bedde. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1214 (MED) Janever..is the Monthe belongende Unto this Signe, and of his dole He yifth the ferste Primerole. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vi. 165 With newe buddis doth nat ver the same Whan premeroles [v.rr. primrollis, premerollis] appeere fresshe & gay? c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 224 (MED) Drynke ofte þe jus of calamynte, or drynke pouder of primerole. c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Testament (Harl. 2255) in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems (1840) 242 (MED) The honysoucle, the froisshe prymerollys, Ther levys splaye at Phebus up-rysyng. ?a1475 Noble Bk. Cookry in Middle Eng. Dict. at Primerol(e To mak prymerolle in pasthe, tak blanched almondes and flour of prymerose, grind it, and temper it with swet wyne and good brothe..put it into a pot with sugur, salt, and saffron, that it haue colour lik prymerolle..serue it as a standinge potage, and strawe ther on flour of prymerolle. 1526 Grete Herball cccl. sig. Tv/2 Primula veris is called prymerolles. Some call it saynt peterworte. 1951 Speculum 26 43 So strong is his desire for this little ‘primerole’ that he readily swears homage to the God of Love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1350 |
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