单词 | flowerknot |
释义 | > as lemmasflower-knot flower-knot n. a small flower-bed arranged in a pattern. ΚΠ 1758 J. Armstrong Sketches 14 The sweet green..is the predominant Colour; while the gaudy Flowers..are carelessly interspersed. This is infinitely more pleasing and beautiful than..a Flower-knot. 1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. Flower-knot, a small flower bed. flower-knot 7. A flower-bed laid out in a fanciful or intricate design; also, more generally, Any laid-out garden plot; a flower-knot. Now chiefly dialect. ΘΚΠ 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 1502 Acc. in A. Amherst Gardening (1895) 84 For diligence in making knottes in the Duke's garden. Clypping of knottes, and sweeping the said garden. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clxv An howse wrought lykevnto a knot in a garden called a mase. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 65 Basyl..[is] an hearbe that is vsed to be set in the middest of knottes,..for the excellent sauoure that it hath. 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman xvi. 207 Here are the goodliest walkes in Europe, for the trees themselues are placed in curious knots as we vse to set our herbes in gardens. 1667 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) ii. v. 97 They do not water the Walks of the Garden, but only the Beds or Knots wherein the Flowers grow. 1737 G. Smith Curious Relations I. i. 49 The Borders of the Beds were lin'd with Box, and beautifully garnish'd with choice Flowers, as were the Knots, in each of which stood a handsome Pot of a choice foreign Plant. 1758 J. Armstrong Sketches 14 More pleasing and beautiful than that insipid, childish, uncomfortable Bawble called a Flower-knot. 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance II. xxxvi. 399 I must see if my flower knots are arranging according to rule. < as lemmas |
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