单词 | brides laces |
释义 | bride's lacesn. (A striped variety of) reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea, grown as an ornamental. Cf. lady's laces n. Occasionally also in singular (in form bride's lace).Chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > phalaris grasses grass corn1548 phalaris1548 Canary seed1578 Canary grass1597 chameleon grass1597 lady's laces1597 painted grass1597 sword-grass1598 silver grass1600 Canary1723 reed canary grass1762 ribbon grass1786 gardener's garters1820 dagger-grass1834 daggers1847 bride's laces1854 canary reed1884 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 79 Bride's-laces, the ribbon grass. Calamagrostis variegata; var. versicolar... Clare calls it ladies' laces. 1896 T. W. Sanders Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 39 Bride's Lace (Phalaris arundinacea). 1904 Amer. Botanist 6 8 Another well-known plant having a number of curious names is Phalaris arundinacea variegata... Almost everyone will recognize it under one of the following names, viz.: ribbon grass, sword grass, bride's laces,..lady grass or gardener's garters. 1999 S. T. Runkel & D. M. Roosa Wildflowers Iowa Wetlands 101/1 Reed canary grass: Phalaris arundinacea L. Other common names: Bride's lace, doggers,..sword grass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1854 |
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