cowslip

[ kou-slip ]

/ ˈkaʊ slɪp /

noun

an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.

the marsh marigold.

shooting star (def. 2).

Virginia cowslip.

Origin of cowslip

before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe,Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cūcow¹ + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip³

Words nearby cowslip

cowrite, cowriter, cow shark, cowshed, cowskin, cowslip, cow-spanker, cowtail, cow town, cow tree, cow vetch

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Example sentences from the Web for cowslip

What cowslip balls, and what cowslip tea-parties it had afforded us.
Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Irma alone, of the Cowslip Room, would attend the festival in the glory of a new gown.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
In the Primrose and Cowslip, again, we find quite a different plan.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
Gone is the green headland; gone the cowslip bank; gone the pendent boughs.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight

It was rather hard work for Cowslip, but at last she made a big enough hole and Hans leaped out.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cowslip

cowslip

/ (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) /

noun

Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold

Word Origin for cowslip

Old English cūslyppe; see cow 1, slip ³

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单词	cowslip
释义	cowslip [ kou-slip ] / ˈkaʊ slɪp / noun an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers. the marsh marigold. shooting star (def. 2). Virginia cowslip. Origin of cowslip before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe,Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cūcow¹ + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip³ Words nearby cowslip cowrite, cowriter, cow shark, cowshed, cowskin, cowslip, cow-spanker, cowtail, cow town, cow tree, cow vetch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowslip What cowslip balls, and what cowslip tea-parties it had afforded us. Last Words\|Juliana Horatia Ewing Irma alone, of the Cowslip Room, would attend the festival in the glory of a new gown. For the School Colours\|Angela Brazil In the Primrose and Cowslip, again, we find quite a different plan. The Beauties of Nature\|Sir John Lubbock Gone is the green headland; gone the cowslip bank; gone the pendent boughs. Knowledge is Power:\|Charles Knight It was rather hard work for Cowslip, but at last she made a big enough hole and Hans leaped out. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cowslip cowslip / (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) / noun Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold Word Origin for cowslip Old English cūslyppe; see cow 1, slip ³ 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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