May-bushn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪbʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌbʊʃ/

Forms: see May n.² and bush n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², bush n.¹

Etymology: < May n.² + bush n.¹The surname Mabussh (1313–18) may be identical with this word.

The hawthorn tree, Crataegus monogyna; a branch of this. Also: a construction of hawthorn branches (see quot. 1894).

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

hawthorna700

hawthorn-treec1290

whitethorna1300

haw-treec1325

albespyne?a1425

thorn-tree1483

mespilus1548

may-branch1560

quickthorn1571

hedge-bush1576

busket1579

May-bush1579

Neapolitan medlar1597

azarole1658

pyracanth1664

white bush1676

Glastonbury thorna1697

quick1727

evergreen thorn1731

blackthorn1737

whitethorn1788

oriental medlar1797

haw1821

May-haw1840

Maythorn1844

May1848

pear thorn1848

pink thorn1852

aronia thorn1882

scarlet thorn1882

black haw1897

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

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with May-day > branch

May1432

may-branch1560

May-bush1579

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. May 34 O that I were there, To helpen the Ladyes their Maybush beare.

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1146 Many do call the tree it selfe the May bush, as a chiefe token of the comming in of May.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes The white-thorne, hawthorne tree, or landouers maie bush.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1026 The Hawthorne is called..Hawthorne or Hedgethorne, Whitethorne and May or May-bush.

1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 126 Scandalous Sports and Pastimes, such as May-Bushes, Morris-Dancing.

1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper II. 136 His tawney face looked just like that of a chimney-sweeper's boy peeping through his may-bush.

1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia 164 Red May-bushes sending out their fragrance.

1894 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games I. 431 The gathering of bunches of May by parties of young men and maidens to make the May-bush round which the May Day games were held.

1990 P. Allardice Myths, Gods & Fantasy (BNC) 89 Girls wishing to avoid such a fate should shun wearing or passing near fairy flowers... Most dangerous of all is the May bush.

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

单词	may-bush
释义	May-bushn. Brit. /ˈmeɪbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌbʊʃ/ Forms: see May n.² and bush n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², bush n.¹ Etymology: < May n.² + bush n.¹The surname Mabussh (1313–18) may be identical with this word. The hawthorn tree, Crataegus monogyna; a branch of this. Also: a construction of hawthorn branches (see quot. 1894). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > hawthorn and allies hawthorna700 hawthorn-treec1290 whitethorna1300 haw-treec1325 albespyne?a1425 thorn-tree1483 mespilus1548 may-branch1560 quickthorn1571 hedge-bush1576 busket1579 May-bush1579 Neapolitan medlar1597 azarole1658 pyracanth1664 white bush1676 Glastonbury thorna1697 quick1727 evergreen thorn1731 blackthorn1737 whitethorn1788 oriental medlar1797 haw1821 May-haw1840 Maythorn1844 May1848 pear thorn1848 pink thorn1852 aronia thorn1882 scarlet thorn1882 black haw1897 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 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with May-day > branch May1432 may-branch1560 May-bush1579 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. May 34 O that I were there, To helpen the Ladyes their Maybush beare. 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1146 Many do call the tree it selfe the May bush, as a chiefe token of the comming in of May. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes The white-thorne, hawthorne tree, or landouers maie bush. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1026 The Hawthorne is called..Hawthorne or Hedgethorne, Whitethorne and May or May-bush. 1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 126 Scandalous Sports and Pastimes, such as May-Bushes, Morris-Dancing. 1781 C. Johnstone Hist. John Juniper II. 136 His tawney face looked just like that of a chimney-sweeper's boy peeping through his may-bush. 1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia 164 Red May-bushes sending out their fragrance. 1894 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games I. 431 The gathering of bunches of May by parties of young men and maidens to make the May-bush round which the May Day games were held. 1990 P. Allardice Myths, Gods & Fantasy (BNC) 89 Girls wishing to avoid such a fate should shun wearing or passing near fairy flowers... Most dangerous of all is the May bush. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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