water flowern.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌflaʊər/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌflaʊər/

Forms: see water n. and flower n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., flower n.

Etymology: < water n. + flower n.

Any of various flowering plants which grow in or near water; the flower of such a plant. Also: a representation of a water flower as a decoration or ornament (in early quots. perhaps a flag iris, or fleur-de-lis).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by habitat

water flower1480

sea-flower1805

water-bloom1820

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > plants

water flower1480

fruitage1600

boscage1610

foliage1699

arborescence1856

phyllomorph1889

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 115 Old spanges and wat [er] floures of silver.

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 378 Phisicians & poticaris fawte appetite & will To seche watir flowris on an hye drye hill.

1513 Last Test. of J. de Veer in Archaeologia (1915) 66 313 Item ij. aulter clothes Crymsen velwett vpon velwet sett w^t water flowres.

1599 N. Breton Miseries of Mauilia i, in Wil of Wit (new ed.) sig. Bb2 I must learne to make a Waterflower, in an old ragge, good enough for a sampler for mee.

1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. ii. ix. 219 A Woman naked sitting upon a Rock,with a Water-flower in her Hand.

1751 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds IV. 243/2 The small white Water-Flower, call'd Crow-Foot.

c1830 F. D. Hemans Streams in Songs of Affections 191 Ye [streams] that are born of the valleys deep, With the water-flowers on your breast asleep.

1869 C. L. Brace New West i. 18 The callas and exquisite water-flowers in the pools.

1920 K. Mansfield Bliss & other Stories (1921) 19 The sound of the creek..spilling into a swamp of yellow water flowers and cresses.

1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 Oct. k4 Among the scent's ingredients are six waterflowers, including pink pearl, a rare water lily indigenous to the North China Sea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water flower
释义	water flowern. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌflaʊər/, /ˈwɑdər ˌflaʊər/ Forms: see water n. and flower n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., flower n. Etymology: < water n. + flower n. Any of various flowering plants which grow in or near water; the flower of such a plant. Also: a representation of a water flower as a decoration or ornament (in early quots. perhaps a flag iris, or fleur-de-lis). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by habitat water flower1480 sea-flower1805 water-bloom1820 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > plants water flower1480 fruitage1600 boscage1610 foliage1699 arborescence1856 phyllomorph1889 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 115 Old spanges and wat [er] floures of silver. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) l. 378 Phisicians & poticaris fawte appetite & will To seche watir flowris on an hye drye hill. 1513 Last Test. of J. de Veer in Archaeologia (1915) 66 313 Item ij. aulter clothes Crymsen velwett vpon velwet sett w^t water flowres. 1599 N. Breton Miseries of Mauilia i, in Wil of Wit (new ed.) sig. Bb2 I must learne to make a Waterflower, in an old ragge, good enough for a sampler for mee. 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. ii. ix. 219 A Woman naked sitting upon a Rock,with a Water-flower in her Hand. 1751 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds IV. 243/2 The small white Water-Flower, call'd Crow-Foot. c1830 F. D. Hemans Streams in Songs of Affections 191 Ye [streams] that are born of the valleys deep, With the water-flowers on your breast asleep. 1869 C. L. Brace New West i. 18 The callas and exquisite water-flowers in the pools. 1920 K. Mansfield Bliss & other Stories (1921) 19 The sound of the creek..spilling into a swamp of yellow water flowers and cresses. 1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 Oct. k4 Among the scent's ingredients are six waterflowers, including pink pearl, a rare water lily indigenous to the North China Sea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1480
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