floweretn.

Brit.

/ˈflaʊərᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈflaʊəˌrɛt/

Forms: Also Middle English flourette, 1500s–1600s flouret, 1600s–1700s flowret.

Etymology: < flower n. + -et suffix¹. Compare floret n.¹

Chiefly poetic.

A small flower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by size

floweretc1400

floret1786

c1400 Rom. Rose 891 For nought y-clad in silk was he, But al in floures and flourettes.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 54 That same deawe..Stood now within the pretty flouriets eyes.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 379 The Silvan Lodge..With flourets deck't.

1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. cxvii. 292 The charms of a tree or a flowret.

1838 H. W. Longfellow Reaper & Flowers iv My Lord has need of these flowerets gay.

1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxx. 455 In arctic regions the short summer brings into bloom a number of pretty flowerets.

figurative.1753–4 W. Shenstone Poet. Wks. (1854) 138 Let Art and Friendship's joint essay Diffuse their flowerets in her way.

Draft additions 1993

2. Also flowerette

/flaʊəˈrɛt/. = floret n.¹ Additions b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > head of cauliflower or broccoli > piece of curd, broken up for culinary purposes

floweret1911

floret1948

1911 C. E. Francatelli Mod. Cook 343 Take a round-bottomed basin and fill it with cauliflowers, placing the flowerets next the sides that the white only may show when dished up.

1962 M. Patten 500 Recipes for Quick Meals v. 47/2 Divide the cauliflower into fairly even flowerets.

1987 Washington Post 26 Aug. e3/3 1½ cups cauliflower flowerettes.

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

单词	floweret
释义	floweretn. Brit. /ˈflaʊərᵻt/, U.S. /ˈflaʊəˌrɛt/ Forms: Also Middle English flourette, 1500s–1600s flouret, 1600s–1700s flowret. Etymology: < flower n. + -et suffix¹. Compare floret n.¹ Chiefly poetic. A small flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by size floweretc1400 floret1786 c1400 Rom. Rose 891 For nought y-clad in silk was he, But al in floures and flourettes. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 54 That same deawe..Stood now within the pretty flouriets eyes. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 379 The Silvan Lodge..With flourets deck't. View more context for this quotation 1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) II. cxvii. 292 The charms of a tree or a flowret. 1838 H. W. Longfellow Reaper & Flowers iv My Lord has need of these flowerets gay. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxx. 455 In arctic regions the short summer brings into bloom a number of pretty flowerets. figurative.1753–4 W. Shenstone Poet. Wks. (1854) 138 Let Art and Friendship's joint essay Diffuse their flowerets in her way. Draft additions 1993 2. Also flowerette /flaʊəˈrɛt/. = floret n.¹ Additions b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > head of cauliflower or broccoli > piece of curd, broken up for culinary purposes floweret1911 floret1948 1911 C. E. Francatelli Mod. Cook 343 Take a round-bottomed basin and fill it with cauliflowers, placing the flowerets next the sides that the white only may show when dished up. 1962 M. Patten 500 Recipes for Quick Meals v. 47/2 Divide the cauliflower into fairly even flowerets. 1987 Washington Post 26 Aug. e3/3 1½ cups cauliflower flowerettes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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