lady's cushionn.

Brit.

/ˌleɪdɪz ˈkʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˌleɪdiz ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s– ladies cushion, 1800s– ladies' cushion, 1800s– lady's cushion.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., cushion n.

Etymology: < the genitive of lady n. + cushion n., although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural; so called on account of the plants' habit of growing in thick tufts or clumps. Compare earlier Our Lady's cushion n. at Our Lady n. Compounds 2b.

Now rare.

1. English regional (chiefly south-western). Thrift, Armeria maritima. Cf. Our Lady's cushion n. at Our Lady n. Compounds 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [noun]

lady's cushion1665

1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 119 Ladies cushion, see Gilloflower.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. iii. 302 A tract of..salt-marsh..is covered with marsh-samphire, thrift, or ladies-cushion.

1840 A. Pratt Flowers & their Assoc. xxv. 336 The little thrift, or lady's cushion, as it used to be called, bears a pink head of pretty flowers.

1982 T. Coleman Thanksgiving xiv. 176 In the borders, tufts of Ladies Cushion, with small, tender, naked stalks growing six inches high.

2. English regional. Any of several saxifrages (family Saxifragaceae); esp. mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > saxifrage and allies > [noun]

sengreenc1000

wayworta1300

saxifragec1440

stonebreak1548

grass of Parnassus1578

mountain pennywort1578

white liverwort1597

breakstone1688

Parnassia1727

mitella1731

lady's cushion1739

tiarella1759

American bastard sanicle1760

sanicle1760

mitrewort1771

queen's cushion1825

bishop's-cap1839

astilbe1843

coolwort1848

mitrewort1848

rodgersia1874

chrysosplene1877

rockfoil1879

old man's beard1882

foam flower1895

Indian rhubarb1897

mossy1938

piggyback plant1946

heucherella1949

1739 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II. at Saxifraga The third sort..forms itself into a roundish Tuft..from whence some of the Country People give it the Name of Ladies Cushion.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xix. 278 From the manner of its growth in a thick tuft, it [sc. mossy Saxifrage] has acquired the English name of Ladies Cushion.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 201 The Lady's cushion—mossy saxifrage.

1985 R. Freethy From Agar to Zenry 136 Chrysoplenium oppositifolium. Vernacular names for this tiny plant include ladies' cushion, buttered eggs, creeping Jenny and golden stonebreak.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladys cushion
释义	lady's cushionn. Brit. /ˌleɪdɪz ˈkʊʃn/, U.S. /ˌleɪdiz ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s– ladies cushion, 1800s– ladies' cushion, 1800s– lady's cushion. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., cushion n. Etymology: < the genitive of lady n. + cushion n., although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural; so called on account of the plants' habit of growing in thick tufts or clumps. Compare earlier Our Lady's cushion n. at Our Lady n. Compounds 2b. Now rare. 1. English regional (chiefly south-western). Thrift, Armeria maritima. Cf. Our Lady's cushion n. at Our Lady n. Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [noun] lady's cushion1665 1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 119 Ladies cushion, see Gilloflower. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. iii. 302 A tract of..salt-marsh..is covered with marsh-samphire, thrift, or ladies-cushion. 1840 A. Pratt Flowers & their Assoc. xxv. 336 The little thrift, or lady's cushion, as it used to be called, bears a pink head of pretty flowers. 1982 T. Coleman Thanksgiving xiv. 176 In the borders, tufts of Ladies Cushion, with small, tender, naked stalks growing six inches high. 2. English regional. Any of several saxifrages (family Saxifragaceae); esp. mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > saxifrage and allies > [noun] sengreenc1000 wayworta1300 saxifragec1440 stonebreak1548 grass of Parnassus1578 mountain pennywort1578 white liverwort1597 breakstone1688 Parnassia1727 mitella1731 lady's cushion1739 tiarella1759 American bastard sanicle1760 sanicle1760 mitrewort1771 queen's cushion1825 bishop's-cap1839 astilbe1843 coolwort1848 mitrewort1848 rodgersia1874 chrysosplene1877 rockfoil1879 old man's beard1882 foam flower1895 Indian rhubarb1897 mossy1938 piggyback plant1946 heucherella1949 1739 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II. at Saxifraga The third sort..forms itself into a roundish Tuft..from whence some of the Country People give it the Name of Ladies Cushion. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xix. 278 From the manner of its growth in a thick tuft, it [sc. mossy Saxifrage] has acquired the English name of Ladies Cushion. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 201 The Lady's cushion—mossy saxifrage. 1985 R. Freethy From Agar to Zenry 136 Chrysoplenium oppositifolium. Vernacular names for this tiny plant include ladies' cushion, buttered eggs, creeping Jenny and golden stonebreak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1665
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