| 单词 | quick-in-hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquick-in-hand quick-in-hand n. (also quick-in-the-hand) a balsam (genus Impatiens), esp. yellow balsam, I. noli-tangere; cf. touch-me-not n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > balsam and allied flowers noli me tangere1563 balsam apple1578 touch-me-not1659 eagle-flower1718 balsam1736 quick-in-hand1744 Capuchin1756 balsamine1785 impatiens1785 jewelweed1817 snap-weed1823 lady's slipper1836 busy Lizzie1938 sultana1938 patient Lucy1940 policeman's helmet1950 1744 J. Wilson Synopsis Brit. Plants xvii. 193 Balsamine lutea... Quick in the hand, Touch me not. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 409 We have a wild species called Yellow Balsam, and also by the familiar names of Quick in hand, or Touch me not. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 186 Quick-in-the-hand, that is ‘alive in the hand’, the Touch-me-not, from the sudden bursting and contortion of its seed pods upon being pressed. 1995 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 14 May d5/5 Six common names for impatiens are impatience, touch-me-not, quick-in-hand, snapweed, busy Lizzie and garden balsam. < as lemmas |
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