floraln.

Brit.

/ˈflɔːrəl/,

/ˈflɔːrl̩/,

/ˈflɒrəl/,

/ˈflɒrl̩/, U.S.

/ˈflɔrəl/

Etymology: < floral adj.

†1. A dancer at the Floralia, a Roman festival in honour of the goddess Flora. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] > dancer

florala1658

pirouetter1826

pirouettist1889

trance dancer1942

snake-dancer1977

a1658 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659) 13 So Cato sometimes the nak'd Florals saw.

2. A fabric with a floral design.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other

tapeta900

tapisa1513

quilting1616

pompadour1758

crossover1795

diamantine1832

chiné1841

nail head1892

floral1897

Paisley1898

basket weave1925

pareu cloth1972

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 222/1 Persians, plaids, checks, brocades, dots, floral.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait x. 91 The other women..wear dizzy florals.

1960 Guardian 8 Feb. 6/7 The initial designs..are all conventional florals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

floraladj.

Brit.

/ˈflɔːrəl/,

/ˈflɔːrl̩/,

/ˈflɒrəl/,

/ˈflɒrl̩/, U.S.

/ˈflɔrəl/

Etymology: < Latin flōrālis of or pertaining to Flōra : see flora n. and -al suffix¹. In sense 3 it may be regarded as a new formation on Latin flōr-, flōs flower. Compare French floral in all the senses.

1. Historical. Pertaining to or in honour of the goddess Flora. floral shows = Latin Floralia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Flora

floreal1602

floral1647

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 270 The Florall showes were celebrated in the end of Aprill, in honour of the Goddesse of Flowers and gardens.

1718 M. Prior Henry & Emma 769 Let One great Day, To..Floral Play Be set aside.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Florales Ludi, or Floral Games, in Antiquity, were Games held in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of Flowers.

2. Pertaining to a flora or floras. floral zone n. one of the tracts into which the earth's surface may be divided with regard to the character of the vegetable life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > biogeographical zone > specific

moose yard1800

tsetse district1851

tsetse country1853

fly-country1864

Notogaea1868

floral zone1870

Ornithogaea1874

Nearctic1877

fly-belt1894

fertile crescent1914

alterne1916

Wallacea1928

pollen zone1929

1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 100 The floral zones are less irregular than the faunal.

3. Of or pertaining to a flower or flowers. floral clock (see quot. 1962). floral diagram: a diagram exhibiting the relative position of the parts in the cross-section of a flower. floral envelope (see envelope n. 3). floral leaf (see quot. 1753). floral tribute: a gift of flowers at a funeral; a wreath.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective]

floral1753

the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > flowers

corpse flower1631

death flower1813

floral tribute1887

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > flower-bed

arbourc1300

knot1502

cutwork1693

flower-border1712

panel1803

flower-court1828

mixed bed1866

flower-bed1873

carpet-bed1883

coffin1912

floral clock1925

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Floral Leaf expresses one found near the flower, and which never appears but with the flower.

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. H4^v Floral bud, containing the flowers.

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) Gloss. 1099 Floral envelopes.

1845 Florist's Jrnl. 6 230 Floral Intelligence.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 135 Floral leaves or bracts.

1876 J. D. Hooker Bot. Primer 62 The outermost of the floral whorls, the calyx.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 95/2 Another floral expedition.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 601 The Floral Diagram is constructed differently according to the purpose it is intended to serve.

1887 Nuneaton Chron. In Memoriam C. N. Newdegate 13 Apr. Floral Tributes. Prior to the funeral, a large number of..wreaths were received.

1925 Ward Lock's Pict. Guide Edinb. (ed. 8) 62 Below it, in summer, is a beautiful floral clock of rare design.

1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches 74 Floral clock, large public clock set out in bedding plants on the ground. Some strike; a few are cuckoo clocks.

1963 Listener 14 Feb. 302/2 The road to the floral clock lay wide open.

1963 C. E. Vulliamy (title) Floral tribute.

1963 C. E. Vulliamy Floral Tribute i. 17 Those pompous laurels and lilies, the floral tribute of a person or persons unknown.

1971 Times 31 July 2/2 Mrs. Meena Jayant Madhavani with her children..gratefully thank..those who arranged floral tributes following the passing away of our Mr. Jayant in New Delhi.

Derivatives

ˈflorally adv. in quot. 1820, like a flower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adverb]

flower-like1604

florally1820

flower-wise1865

flowerily1886

1820 Examiner No. 631. 317/1 Profound in its depth of chiaroscuro, and florally blooming in its colour.

Draft additions 1993

b. floral dance, the furry dance of Helston (see furry n.²). Cf. flora n. Additions b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun]

dance of Macabre?c1430

springc1450

lege de moya1529

bobc1550

lusty gallant1569

duret1613

fading1613

huckler1617

ground-measure1621

entry1631

slatter de pouchc1640

ballo1651

Irish trot1651

omnium gatheruma1652

clutterdepouch1652

upspring1654

passacaglia1659

shuffle1659

passacaille1667

flip-flap1676

chaconne1685

charmer1702

Cheshire-round1706

Louvre1729

stick dance1730

white joke1730

baby dance1744

Nancy Dawson1766

fricassee1775

bumpkin1785

Totentanz1789

Flora('s) dance1790

goombay1790

egg-dance1801

supper dance1820

Congo dance1823

slip-jig1829

bran-dance1833

roly-poly1833

Congo1835

mazy1841

furry1848

bull-dance1855

stampede1856

double-shuffling1859

frog dance1863

hokee-pokee1873

plait dance1876

slow dancing1884

snake dance1895

beast dance1900

soft-shoe1900

cakewalk1902

floral dance1911

snake dance1911

apache dance1912

grizzly bear1912

jazz dance1917

jazz dancing1917

jazz1919

wine-dance1920

camel-walk1921

furry dance1928

snake-dance1931

pas d'action1936

trance dancing1956

touch dance1965

hokey-cokey1966

moonwalk1969

moonwalking1983

Crip Walk1989

mapantsula1990

1911 K. Moss (title) The floral dance. Song, words and music—music founded on an old Cornish air.

1928 Daily Express 21 Jan. 9/1 It reminds one of the ‘furry faddy’ or floral dance of Helston in all except the kissing.

1972 T. FitzGibbon Taste of Eng.: West Country 90/1 The Furry or Floral Dance is of Saxon origin, another of the festivals to usher in the summer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	floral
释义	floraln. Brit. /ˈflɔːrəl/, /ˈflɔːrl̩/, /ˈflɒrəl/, /ˈflɒrl̩/, U.S. /ˈflɔrəl/ Etymology: < floral adj. †1. A dancer at the Floralia, a Roman festival in honour of the goddess Flora. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] > dancer florala1658 pirouetter1826 pirouettist1889 trance dancer1942 snake-dancer1977 a1658 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659) 13 So Cato sometimes the nak'd Florals saw. 2. A fabric with a floral design. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other tapeta900 tapisa1513 quilting1616 pompadour1758 crossover1795 diamantine1832 chiné1841 nail head1892 floral1897 Paisley1898 basket weave1925 pareu cloth1972 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 222/1 Persians, plaids, checks, brocades, dots, floral. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait x. 91 The other women..wear dizzy florals. 1960 Guardian 8 Feb. 6/7 The initial designs..are all conventional florals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). floraladj. Brit. /ˈflɔːrəl/, /ˈflɔːrl̩/, /ˈflɒrəl/, /ˈflɒrl̩/, U.S. /ˈflɔrəl/ Etymology: < Latin flōrālis of or pertaining to Flōra : see flora n. and -al suffix¹. In sense 3 it may be regarded as a new formation on Latin flōr-, flōs flower. Compare French floral in all the senses. 1. Historical. Pertaining to or in honour of the goddess Flora. floral shows = Latin Floralia. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Flora floreal1602 floral1647 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 270 The Florall showes were celebrated in the end of Aprill, in honour of the Goddesse of Flowers and gardens. 1718 M. Prior Henry & Emma 769 Let One great Day, To..Floral Play Be set aside. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Florales Ludi, or Floral Games, in Antiquity, were Games held in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of Flowers. 2. Pertaining to a flora or floras. floral zone n. one of the tracts into which the earth's surface may be divided with regard to the character of the vegetable life. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > biogeographical zone > specific moose yard1800 tsetse district1851 tsetse country1853 fly-country1864 Notogaea1868 floral zone1870 Ornithogaea1874 Nearctic1877 fly-belt1894 fertile crescent1914 alterne1916 Wallacea1928 pollen zone1929 1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 100 The floral zones are less irregular than the faunal. 3. Of or pertaining to a flower or flowers. floral clock (see quot. 1962). floral diagram: a diagram exhibiting the relative position of the parts in the cross-section of a flower. floral envelope (see envelope n. 3). floral leaf (see quot. 1753). floral tribute: a gift of flowers at a funeral; a wreath. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] floral1753 the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > flowers corpse flower1631 death flower1813 floral tribute1887 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > flower-bed arbourc1300 knot1502 cutwork1693 flower-border1712 panel1803 flower-court1828 mixed bed1866 flower-bed1873 carpet-bed1883 coffin1912 floral clock1925 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Floral Leaf expresses one found near the flower, and which never appears but with the flower. 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. H4^v Floral bud, containing the flowers. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) Gloss. 1099 Floral envelopes. 1845 Florist's Jrnl. 6 230 Floral Intelligence. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 135 Floral leaves or bracts. 1876 J. D. Hooker Bot. Primer 62 The outermost of the floral whorls, the calyx. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 95/2 Another floral expedition. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 601 The Floral Diagram is constructed differently according to the purpose it is intended to serve. 1887 Nuneaton Chron. In Memoriam C. N. Newdegate 13 Apr. Floral Tributes. Prior to the funeral, a large number of..wreaths were received. 1925 Ward Lock's Pict. Guide Edinb. (ed. 8) 62 Below it, in summer, is a beautiful floral clock of rare design. 1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches 74 Floral clock, large public clock set out in bedding plants on the ground. Some strike; a few are cuckoo clocks. 1963 Listener 14 Feb. 302/2 The road to the floral clock lay wide open. 1963 C. E. Vulliamy (title) Floral tribute. 1963 C. E. Vulliamy Floral Tribute i. 17 Those pompous laurels and lilies, the floral tribute of a person or persons unknown. 1971 Times 31 July 2/2 Mrs. Meena Jayant Madhavani with her children..gratefully thank..those who arranged floral tributes following the passing away of our Mr. Jayant in New Delhi. Derivatives ˈflorally adv. in quot. 1820, like a flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adverb] flower-like1604 florally1820 flower-wise1865 flowerily1886 1820 Examiner No. 631. 317/1 Profound in its depth of chiaroscuro, and florally blooming in its colour. Draft additions 1993 b. floral dance, the furry dance of Helston (see furry n.²). Cf. flora n. Additions b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] dance of Macabre?c1430 springc1450 lege de moya1529 bobc1550 lusty gallant1569 duret1613 fading1613 huckler1617 ground-measure1621 entry1631 slatter de pouchc1640 ballo1651 Irish trot1651 omnium gatheruma1652 clutterdepouch1652 upspring1654 passacaglia1659 shuffle1659 passacaille1667 flip-flap1676 chaconne1685 charmer1702 Cheshire-round1706 Louvre1729 stick dance1730 white joke1730 baby dance1744 Nancy Dawson1766 fricassee1775 bumpkin1785 Totentanz1789 Flora('s) dance1790 goombay1790 egg-dance1801 supper dance1820 Congo dance1823 slip-jig1829 bran-dance1833 roly-poly1833 Congo1835 mazy1841 furry1848 bull-dance1855 stampede1856 double-shuffling1859 frog dance1863 hokee-pokee1873 plait dance1876 slow dancing1884 snake dance1895 beast dance1900 soft-shoe1900 cakewalk1902 floral dance1911 snake dance1911 apache dance1912 grizzly bear1912 jazz dance1917 jazz dancing1917 jazz1919 wine-dance1920 camel-walk1921 furry dance1928 snake-dance1931 pas d'action1936 trance dancing1956 touch dance1965 hokey-cokey1966 moonwalk1969 moonwalking1983 Crip Walk1989 mapantsula1990 1911 K. Moss (title) The floral dance. Song, words and music—music founded on an old Cornish air. 1928 Daily Express 21 Jan. 9/1 It reminds one of the ‘furry faddy’ or floral dance of Helston in all except the kissing. 1972 T. FitzGibbon Taste of Eng.: West Country 90/1 The Furry or Floral Dance is of Saxon origin, another of the festivals to usher in the summer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1658adj.1647
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