nancy-prettyn.

Brit.

/nansɪˈprɪti/, U.S.

/ˌnænsiˈprɪdi/, Scottish English

/nansɪˈprɪtɪ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: none-so-pretty n.

Etymology: Alteration of none-so-pretty n. after Nancy, pet form of the female forenames Anne and Agnes (see nancy n.). Sc. National Dict. (1965) at nansy records the reversed form pretty nansy.

Scottish and English regional (northern).

The plant London pride, Saxifraga × urbium.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > saxifrage flowers

prattling parnel1597

pride of London1629

prince's feather1629

London pride1697

none-so-pretty1731

sanicle1760

heuchera1772

nancy-pretty1825

Bergenia1838

St. Patrick's cabbage1851

spider plant1852

strawberry geranium1880

garden gate1881

megasea1886

maiden's wreath1893

mother of thousands1910

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Nancy-pretty, London Pride, a flower.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Nancy-pretty, a corruption of none so pretty, London Pride or Princes Feather.

1863 J. Hamilton Poems & Ess. 60 Again my flower treasures I see in their prime: Nancy-pretty, sweet willy, white lilies and thyme.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 58/1 Nancy-pretty, the lesser London Pride.

1897 J. Wright Scenes Sc. Life 59 Appleringie, speeriment, tailors' garters, and nancy-pretty.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. Nancy-pretty, Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Som. Dev... The London pride, Saxifraga umbrosa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nancy-pretty
释义	nancy-prettyn. Brit. /nansɪˈprɪti/, U.S. /ˌnænsiˈprɪdi/, Scottish English /nansɪˈprɪtɪ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: none-so-pretty n. Etymology: Alteration of none-so-pretty n. after Nancy, pet form of the female forenames Anne and Agnes (see nancy n.). Sc. National Dict. (1965) at nansy records the reversed form pretty nansy. Scottish and English regional (northern). The plant London pride, Saxifraga × urbium. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > saxifrage flowers prattling parnel1597 pride of London1629 prince's feather1629 London pride1697 none-so-pretty1731 sanicle1760 heuchera1772 nancy-pretty1825 Bergenia1838 St. Patrick's cabbage1851 spider plant1852 strawberry geranium1880 garden gate1881 megasea1886 maiden's wreath1893 mother of thousands1910 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Nancy-pretty, London Pride, a flower. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Nancy-pretty, a corruption of none so pretty, London Pride or Princes Feather. 1863 J. Hamilton Poems & Ess. 60 Again my flower treasures I see in their prime: Nancy-pretty, sweet willy, white lilies and thyme. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 58/1 Nancy-pretty, the lesser London Pride. 1897 J. Wright Scenes Sc. Life 59 Appleringie, speeriment, tailors' garters, and nancy-pretty. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. Nancy-pretty, Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Som. Dev... The London pride, Saxifraga umbrosa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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