primrose peerlessn.

Brit.

/ˌprɪmrəʊz ˈpɪələs/, U.S.

/ˌprɪmroʊz ˈpɪrlᵻs/

Forms: see primrose n. and peerless adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: primrose n., peerless adj.

Etymology: < primrose n. + peerless adj.With the figurative use in sense 1 compare quot. ?a1475 at primrose n. 3a.

†1. A peerless or unrivalled primrose. Chiefly figurative: the finest example of its kind. Cf. primrose n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing

carbunclea1350

swanc1386

phoenixc1400

diamondc1440

broocha1464

surmounterc1500

sovereign?a1513

primrose peerless1523

superlative1577

transcendent1593

Arabian birda1616

crack1637

first rate1681

peach1710

phoenicle1711

admiration1717

spanker1751

first-raterc1760

no slouch of1767

nailer1806

tip-topper1822

ripper1825

ripstaver1828

apotheosis1832

clinker1836

clipper1836

bird1839

keener1839

ripsnorter1840

beater1845

firecracker1845

pumpkin1845

screamer1846

stunner1847

bottler1855

beaut1866

bobby-dazzler1866

one out of the box1867

stem-winder1875

corker1877

trimmer1878

hot stuff1884

daisy1886

jim-dandy1887

cracker1891

jim-hickey1895

peacherino1896

pippin1897

alpha plus1898

peacherine1900

pip1900

humdinger1905

bosker1906

hummer1907

good egg1914

superstar1914

the berries1918

bee's knee1923

the cat's whiskers1923

smash1923

smash hit1923

brahma1925

dilly1935

piss-cutter1935

killer1937

killer-diller1938

a hard act to follow1942

peacheroo1942

bitch1946

brammerc1950

hot shit1960

Tiffany1973

bollocks1981

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person

highesteOE

bestOE

greatest?c1225

pridec1330

crestc1400

primrosea1450

outrepass1477

A per sea1500

primrose peerless1523

prisec1540

prime1579

surquidry1607

excellency1611

nonsuchc1613

crown jewel1646

top1665

patriarch1700

pièce de résistance1793

number one1825

business1868

resistance piece1870

star1882

mostest1889

koh-i-noor1892

best-ever1905

flagship1933

the end1950

endsville1957

Big Mac1969

mack daddy1993

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person > female

rubya1350

rosec1390

primrose peerless1523

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1447 This ieloffer ientyll, this rose, this lylly flowre, This primerose pereles.

1545 J. Bale Mysterye Inyquyte P. Pantolabus sig. Div Holye Thomas Becket wold sumtyme for his pleasure make a iournaye of pylgrymage to the prymerose peerlesse of Stafforde.

c1580 tr. Bugbears i. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 98 307 Old Brancatio hath a passing pereles primrose to his daughter.]

2. Originally: †a narcissus with pale yellow flowers (obsolete). Later: a garden narcissus, Narcissus × medioluteus (also called N. × biflorus), a hybrid between N. poeticus and N. tazetta, bearing two cream or yellowish-white flowers on a stem (cf. poetaz n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil or narcissus

narcissusOE

daffodil1548

laus tibi1548

affodill1551

primrose peerless1578

narciss1586

jonquil1629

Spanish trumpet1664

hoop-petticoat1731

poet's narcissus?1786

poet's daffodil1798

Queen Anne's double jonquil1806

polyanthus narcissus1841

tazetta1847

sweet Nancy1848

polyanth narcissus1856

pheasant's eye1872

peerless primrose1884

Tenby daffodil1884

Queen Anne's daffodil1889

poetaz1906

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. l. 211 These pleasant flowers are called..in Latine, Narcissus..in Englishe, Narcissus, white Daffodill, and Primerose pierelesse.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 114 Generally all the kindes are comprehended vnder this name Narcissus, called..in English Daffodilly, Daffodowndilly, and Primerose peerelesse.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 74 Bearing..flowers..of a pale whitish Creame colour,..(which hath caused our Countrey Gentlewomen, I thinke, to entitle it Primrose Peerlesse).

a1676 W. Denny Shepherd's Holiday (1870) l. 192 Be primrose peerless garland's border then.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Narcissus Narcissus medio-luteus, vulgaris... Common Pale Daffodil, or Primrose Peerless.

1754 R. Brookes Introd. Physic & Surg. 226 Herbs with a Bulbous Root... Wild English Daffodil, common Pale Daffodil or Primrose peerless.

1787 E. Middleton et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. at Narcissus There are 13 species, only two of which are natives of Britain, viz. the poeticus, common pale daffodil, or primrose peerless; and the pseudo narcissus, or wild English daffodil.

a1846 H. Murray Encycl. Geogr. (1852) I. 328 The Sweet Violet..; the Primrose-peerless..and White Poplar..are some among the most striking of the British plants.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Primrose peerless, Narcissus biflorus.

1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 186 N. biflorus..Primrose Peerless. Strong plant..: fls. commonly 2 (sometimes 1 or 3), milky-white with pale yellow cup.

1937 Times 31 May 17/5 The plant, once known as Primrose-peerless, is called poeticus and is enshrined in great poetry.

1996 P. D. Sell & G. Murrell Flora Great Brit. & Ireland V. 292/1 N. x medioluteus Mill. Primrose-peerless... A rather frequent relic of cultivation in most of the British Isles, but more frequent in the south.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primrose peerless
释义	primrose peerlessn. Brit. /ˌprɪmrəʊz ˈpɪələs/, U.S. /ˌprɪmroʊz ˈpɪrlᵻs/ Forms: see primrose n. and peerless adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: primrose n., peerless adj. Etymology: < primrose n. + peerless adj.With the figurative use in sense 1 compare quot. ?a1475 at primrose n. 3a. †1. A peerless or unrivalled primrose. Chiefly figurative: the finest example of its kind. Cf. primrose n. 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person highesteOE bestOE greatest?c1225 pridec1330 crestc1400 primrosea1450 outrepass1477 A per sea1500 primrose peerless1523 prisec1540 prime1579 surquidry1607 excellency1611 nonsuchc1613 crown jewel1646 top1665 patriarch1700 pièce de résistance1793 number one1825 business1868 resistance piece1870 star1882 mostest1889 koh-i-noor1892 best-ever1905 flagship1933 the end1950 endsville1957 Big Mac1969 mack daddy1993 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person > female rubya1350 rosec1390 primrose peerless1523 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1447 This ieloffer ientyll, this rose, this lylly flowre, This primerose pereles. 1545 J. Bale Mysterye Inyquyte P. Pantolabus sig. Div Holye Thomas Becket wold sumtyme for his pleasure make a iournaye of pylgrymage to the prymerose peerlesse of Stafforde. c1580 tr. Bugbears i. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 98 307 Old Brancatio hath a passing pereles primrose to his daughter.] 2. Originally: †a narcissus with pale yellow flowers (obsolete). Later: a garden narcissus, Narcissus × medioluteus (also called N. × biflorus), a hybrid between N. poeticus and N. tazetta, bearing two cream or yellowish-white flowers on a stem (cf. poetaz n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil or narcissus narcissusOE daffodil1548 laus tibi1548 affodill1551 primrose peerless1578 narciss1586 jonquil1629 Spanish trumpet1664 hoop-petticoat1731 poet's narcissus?1786 poet's daffodil1798 Queen Anne's double jonquil1806 polyanthus narcissus1841 tazetta1847 sweet Nancy1848 polyanth narcissus1856 pheasant's eye1872 peerless primrose1884 Tenby daffodil1884 Queen Anne's daffodil1889 poetaz1906 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. l. 211 These pleasant flowers are called..in Latine, Narcissus..in Englishe, Narcissus, white Daffodill, and Primerose pierelesse. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 114 Generally all the kindes are comprehended vnder this name Narcissus, called..in English Daffodilly, Daffodowndilly, and Primerose peerelesse. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 74 Bearing..flowers..of a pale whitish Creame colour,..(which hath caused our Countrey Gentlewomen, I thinke, to entitle it Primrose Peerlesse). a1676 W. Denny Shepherd's Holiday (1870) l. 192 Be primrose peerless garland's border then. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Narcissus Narcissus medio-luteus, vulgaris... Common Pale Daffodil, or Primrose Peerless. 1754 R. Brookes Introd. Physic & Surg. 226 Herbs with a Bulbous Root... Wild English Daffodil, common Pale Daffodil or Primrose peerless. 1787 E. Middleton et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. at Narcissus There are 13 species, only two of which are natives of Britain, viz. the poeticus, common pale daffodil, or primrose peerless; and the pseudo narcissus, or wild English daffodil. a1846 H. Murray Encycl. Geogr. (1852) I. 328 The Sweet Violet..; the Primrose-peerless..and White Poplar..are some among the most striking of the British plants. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Primrose peerless, Narcissus biflorus. 1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 186 N. biflorus..Primrose Peerless. Strong plant..: fls. commonly 2 (sometimes 1 or 3), milky-white with pale yellow cup. 1937 Times 31 May 17/5 The plant, once known as Primrose-peerless, is called poeticus and is enshrined in great poetry. 1996 P. D. Sell & G. Murrell Flora Great Brit. & Ireland V. 292/1 N. x medioluteus Mill. Primrose-peerless... A rather frequent relic of cultivation in most of the British Isles, but more frequent in the south. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1523
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