May blossomn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪˌblɒs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌblɑsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², blossom n.

Etymology: < May n.² + blossom n. With sense 1 compare earlier May lily n. at May n.² Compounds 2, and also Dutch meibloem, †meibloemken, German Maiblume.

†1. In plural (with singular agreement). Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > lily of the valley

great park lily1538

May lily1548

lily of the valley1563

wood lily1563

liriconfancy1567

May blossoms1578

lily convally1597

valley-lily1597

wood-lily1597

lily-bell1729

vale-lily1823

lily cup1826

mugget1866

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xxvi. 178 Lyllie Conuall, is now called..in English..May blossoms.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum May-Blossoms, or Convall-Lillies.

2. Blossom that appears in May, esp. hawthorn blossom; a spray of such blossom. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > hawthorn and allies > branch or blossom

Mayc1450

white motleyc1450

May-bush1579

May blossom1596

1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B2^v A May blossome with pernitious winds, Hath sullied, withered, ouercast and donne.

1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 248 Sweet Madame,..your brests and forehead are whiter then gotes milke, or May-blossomes.

1792 J. Byng Diary 28 May in Torrington Diaries (1936) III. 10 This will beat down my favourite May blossoms... The foul weather has..driven the comapny like wheatears into shelter.

1850 Ladies' Repository May 175 On the first day of May..over the porch and door of each house there hung fresh boughs with May-blossoms.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 38 A damsel of high lineage, and a brow May-blossom, and a cheek of apple-blossom.

1989 J. Trollope Village Affair ix. 123 The lane to Dummeridge was lined with May blossom, thickly pink and white.

3. U.S. = mayflower n. 3a. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American

woodbine1624

Virginia vine1629

staff-tree1633

Virginia creeper?1703

climbing vine1760

mayflower1778

pepper vine1783

arbutus1785

trailing arbutus1785

pipe vine1803

Ampelopsis1805

ground-laurel1814

waxwork1818

ivory plum1828

fever twig1830

yerba buena1847

mountain pink1850

New England mayflower1855

creeping snowberry1856

Virginian creeper1856

May blossom1871

sand verbena1880

staff-vine1884

1871 Scribner's Monthly May 102 Tenderest of all in yonder woods, where hepatica, and May blossoms, and Quaker ladies twinkle into life.

Derivatives

† May-blossomed adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

a1789 W. J. Mickle Eskdale Braes 29 The May-blossom'd thorn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	may blossom
释义	May blossomn. Brit. /ˈmeɪˌblɒs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌblɑsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², blossom n. Etymology: < May n.² + blossom n. With sense 1 compare earlier May lily n. at May n.² Compounds 2, and also Dutch meibloem, †meibloemken, German Maiblume. †1. In plural (with singular agreement). Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > lily of the valley great park lily1538 May lily1548 lily of the valley1563 wood lily1563 liriconfancy1567 May blossoms1578 lily convally1597 valley-lily1597 wood-lily1597 lily-bell1729 vale-lily1823 lily cup1826 mugget1866 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xxvi. 178 Lyllie Conuall, is now called..in English..May blossoms. 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum May-Blossoms, or Convall-Lillies. 2. Blossom that appears in May, esp. hawthorn blossom; a spray of such blossom. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > hawthorn and allies > branch or blossom Mayc1450 white motleyc1450 May-bush1579 May blossom1596 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B2^v A May blossome with pernitious winds, Hath sullied, withered, ouercast and donne. View more context for this quotation 1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 248 Sweet Madame,..your brests and forehead are whiter then gotes milke, or May-blossomes. 1792 J. Byng Diary 28 May in Torrington Diaries (1936) III. 10 This will beat down my favourite May blossoms... The foul weather has..driven the comapny like wheatears into shelter. 1850 Ladies' Repository May 175 On the first day of May..over the porch and door of each house there hung fresh boughs with May-blossoms. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 38 A damsel of high lineage, and a brow May-blossom, and a cheek of apple-blossom. 1989 J. Trollope Village Affair ix. 123 The lane to Dummeridge was lined with May blossom, thickly pink and white. 3. U.S. = mayflower n. 3a. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American woodbine1624 Virginia vine1629 staff-tree1633 Virginia creeper?1703 climbing vine1760 mayflower1778 pepper vine1783 arbutus1785 trailing arbutus1785 pipe vine1803 Ampelopsis1805 ground-laurel1814 waxwork1818 ivory plum1828 fever twig1830 yerba buena1847 mountain pink1850 New England mayflower1855 creeping snowberry1856 Virginian creeper1856 May blossom1871 sand verbena1880 staff-vine1884 1871 Scribner's Monthly May 102 Tenderest of all in yonder woods, where hepatica, and May blossoms, and Quaker ladies twinkle into life. Derivatives † May-blossomed adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ a1789 W. J. Mickle Eskdale Braes 29 The May-blossom'd thorn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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