mignonette

[ min-yuh-net ]

/ ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt /

noun

a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers.

a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant.

Origin of mignonette

From French, dating back to 1690–1700; see origin at mignon, -ette

Words nearby mignonette

might makes right, mightn't, mighty, migmatite, mignon, mignonette, mignonne, migraine, migrant, migrate, migrating abscess

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Example sentences from the Web for mignonette

It feeds on most plants of the cabbage tribe, and in flower gardens on mignonette and nasturtiums.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
Her breath was sweet—sweet as the breath of a calf, sweet as the whiff of a summer breeze across beds of mignonette.
The Lady of the Shroud|Bram Stoker
She was sure to choose the mignonette—a fair, well-bred, graceful plant like herself.
The Ink-Stain, Complete|Rene Bazin
Plant, I beg you, mignonette to encircle my arrowroot fields.
Sonnets from the Patagonian|Donald Evans

You can feel her approaching you by a sudden perfume of mignonette.
The Automobile Girls at Newport|Laura Dent Crane

British Dictionary definitions for mignonette

mignonette

/ (ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt) /

noun

any of various mainly Mediterranean plants of the resedaceous genus Reseda, such as R. odorata (garden mignonette), that have spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers

a type of fine pillow lace

adjective

of a greyish-green colour; reseda
(as modifier)mignonette ribbons

Word Origin for mignonette

C18: from French, diminutive of mignon

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单词	mignonette
释义	mignonette [ min-yuh-net ] / ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt / noun a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers. a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant. Origin of mignonette From French, dating back to 1690–1700; see origin at mignon, -ette Words nearby mignonette might makes right, mightn't, mighty, migmatite, mignon, mignonette, mignonne, migraine, migrant, migrate, migrating abscess Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mignonette It feeds on most plants of the cabbage tribe, and in flower gardens on mignonette and nasturtiums. The Butterflies of the British Isles\|Richard South Her breath was sweet—sweet as the breath of a calf, sweet as the whiff of a summer breeze across beds of mignonette. The Lady of the Shroud\|Bram Stoker She was sure to choose the mignonette—a fair, well-bred, graceful plant like herself. The Ink-Stain, Complete\|Rene Bazin Plant, I beg you, mignonette to encircle my arrowroot fields. Sonnets from the Patagonian\|Donald Evans You can feel her approaching you by a sudden perfume of mignonette. The Automobile Girls at Newport\|Laura Dent Crane British Dictionary definitions for mignonette mignonette / (ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt) / noun any of various mainly Mediterranean plants of the resedaceous genus Reseda, such as R. odorata (garden mignonette), that have spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers a type of fine pillow lace adjective of a greyish-green colour; reseda (as modifier)mignonette ribbons Word Origin for mignonette C18: from French, diminutive of mignon 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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