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单词 love-lies-bleeding
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love-lies-bleeding

[ luhv-lahyz-blee-ding ]
/ ˈlʌvˌlaɪzˈbli dɪŋ /

noun

an amaranth, especially Amaranthus caudatus, having spikes of crimson flowers.

Origin of love-lies-bleeding

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby love-lies-bleeding

love knot, Lovelace, Loveland, loveless, love letter, love-lies-bleeding, love life, Lovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely
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Example sentences from the Web for love-lies-bleeding

  • You've looked more like a love-lies-bleeding just lately since you had your accident—though the master seems satisfied.

    Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy

  • You know ‘love-lies-bleeding’ is a flower, but it sounds allegorical the way I have put it in.

    Turn About Eleanor|Ethel M. Kelley

British Dictionary definitions for love-lies-bleeding

love-lies-bleeding

noun

any of several amaranthaceous plants of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. caudatus, having drooping spikes of small red flowers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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