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ˈorange-ˌblossom
1. a. The white fragrant blossom of the orange-tree. Worn by brides in wreaths, trimmings, etc., or carried in bouquets at the marriage ceremony.
This custom appears to have been introduced from France c 1820–30. According to Littré, ‘Women at their marriage wear a crown of orange buds and blossoms; hence the orange-blossom is taken as a symbol of marriage’. (Thackeray's explanation of the symbolism appears to be his own.)
1786tr. Beckford's Vathek (1883) 114 The ground strewed over with orange blossoms and jasmines. 1855Tennyson Daisy 3 O Love, what hours were thine and mine,..In lands of palm, of orange-blossom..and vine.
c1835Haynes Bayly Song, ‘She wore a wreath of roses’, A wreath of orange blossom upon her head she wore. 1848Thackeray Van. Fair xii, Had orange blossoms been invented then (those touching emblems of female purity imported by us from France..) Miss Maria..would have assumed the spotless wreath. 1853Miss Mulock Agatha's Husb. I. ix. 237 So for two long hours Agatha sat in her wedding-dress..sometimes playing with the wreath of orange-blossoms which her lover had sent her. 1857T. S. Arthur (title) Orange Blossoms, a Gift Book for all who have worn, are wearing, or are likely to wear them. a1891W. E. Norris (Dixon Dict. Idiom. Eng. Phrases 1891), ‘What has he come to this lovely retreat for? To gather orange-blossoms?’ [get a bride]. 1971K. Wheeler Epitaph for Mr. Wynn (1972) xxvii. 355 Orange blossoms and murder trials don't mix.
b. In England applied also to the blossom of the Mock-orange, Philadelphus.
2. A cocktail flavoured with orange juice. Also attrib.
1930Savoy Cocktail Bk. 117 Orange Blossom Cocktail. ½ Orange Juice. ½ Dry Gin. Shake well. 1938L. Bemelmans Life Class (1939) ii. ii. 134 Waiters stand about with trays of cocktails, the favourite being Orange Blossoms, a mixture of gin and orange juice. 1960B. Keaton Wonderful World of Slapstick (1967) 158 After taking a couple of orange blossoms, a cocktail made of orange juice and gin, Virginia got sick. 1963I. Fleming On H.M. Secret Service x. 105 A sprinkling of feminine cocktails—Orange Blossoms, Daiquiris. 1965T. Capote In Cold Blood (1966) iv. 223 We'd brought a bottle of ready-mix Orange Blossoms—that's Orange pop and vodka. |