ragged robinn.

Brit.

/ˌraɡᵻd ˈrɒbɪn/, U.S.

/ˌræɡəd ˈrɑbən/

Forms: see ragged adj.¹ and robin n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ragged adj.¹, robin n.¹

Etymology: < ragged adj.¹ + robin n.¹ In sense 1 probably so called on account of the ragged appearance of the petals.

1. British. A European wild campion, Lychnis flos-cuculi (family Caryophyllaceae), having rose-coloured flowers with five petals each deeply divided into four threadlike lobes, which is found in damp meadows and marshes and is sometimes grown for ornament.In quot. 1859, figurative with allusion to sense 2.

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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] > campions and catchflies

rose campion1530

jagged pink1574

cuckoo-gilliflower1578

flower Constantinople1578

marsh gilliflower1578

wild William1578

crow-flower1597

gardener's delight1597

nonsuch1597

cuckoo-flower1629

fair maid of France1629

meadow pink1660

Bristol Non-such1668

flower of Bristol1672

knight-cross1725

ragged robin1731

fair maid of Kent1813

flower of Jove1840

mullein pink1840

fire pink1848

sticky catchfly1908

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Lychnis Lychnis; pratensis, flore laciniato, pleno... The Double Meadow Campion, with a jagged flower, commonly called The Double Ragged Robin.

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 239 [Lychnis flos cuculi] Meadow Pinks, Wild Williams, Cuckow Flower, or Ragged Robbins. Anglis.

1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 211 L. Flos-cuculi Linn. (Meadow Lychnis or ragged Robin)... Moist meadows and pastures, frequent.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 39 The Prince Hath pick'd a ragged-robin from the hedge, And..brought her to the court.

1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Mar. 131/1 The pink lychnis or ragged robin grows among the grasses.

1940 Times 6 June 9/1 It was the abundance of ragged robin and the flaming gold of irises that made our stroll..so inexpressibly lovely.

1999 M. Shoard Right to Roam viii. 359 Here 300,000 fritillaries bloom in late spring amongst cowslips, cuckoo flower, and ragged robin while short-eared owls roost in the hedgerows.

†2. A ragged person. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who wears ragged or tattered clothing

ragman1440

tatterdemalion1608

tatter1637

tatter-wallop1808

ragged robin1826

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] > ragged

raggmall1581

ragamuffin1586

bash-rag1603

tatterdemalion1608

ragabash?1609

flabergullion1611

tatter1637

sansculotte1812

ragged robin1826

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ii. 58 I took thee up when thou wert but a ragged Robin, made a keeper of thee, and so forth.

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

单词	ragged robin
释义	ragged robinn. Brit. /ˌraɡᵻd ˈrɒbɪn/, U.S. /ˌræɡəd ˈrɑbən/ Forms: see ragged adj.¹ and robin n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ragged adj.¹, robin n.¹ Etymology: < ragged adj.¹ + robin n.¹ In sense 1 probably so called on account of the ragged appearance of the petals. 1. British. A European wild campion, Lychnis flos-cuculi (family Caryophyllaceae), having rose-coloured flowers with five petals each deeply divided into four threadlike lobes, which is found in damp meadows and marshes and is sometimes grown for ornament.In quot. 1859, figurative with allusion to sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > campions and catchflies rose campion1530 jagged pink1574 cuckoo-gilliflower1578 flower Constantinople1578 marsh gilliflower1578 wild William1578 crow-flower1597 gardener's delight1597 nonsuch1597 cuckoo-flower1629 fair maid of France1629 meadow pink1660 Bristol Non-such1668 flower of Bristol1672 knight-cross1725 ragged robin1731 fair maid of Kent1813 flower of Jove1840 mullein pink1840 fire pink1848 sticky catchfly1908 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Lychnis Lychnis; pratensis, flore laciniato, pleno... The Double Meadow Campion, with a jagged flower, commonly called The Double Ragged Robin. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 239 [Lychnis flos cuculi] Meadow Pinks, Wild Williams, Cuckow Flower, or Ragged Robbins. Anglis. 1831 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora (ed. 2) 211 L. Flos-cuculi Linn. (Meadow Lychnis or ragged Robin)... Moist meadows and pastures, frequent. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 39 The Prince Hath pick'd a ragged-robin from the hedge, And..brought her to the court. 1884 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Mar. 131/1 The pink lychnis or ragged robin grows among the grasses. 1940 Times 6 June 9/1 It was the abundance of ragged robin and the flaming gold of irises that made our stroll..so inexpressibly lovely. 1999 M. Shoard Right to Roam viii. 359 Here 300,000 fritillaries bloom in late spring amongst cowslips, cuckoo flower, and ragged robin while short-eared owls roost in the hedgerows. †2. A ragged person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who wears ragged or tattered clothing ragman1440 tatterdemalion1608 tatter1637 tatter-wallop1808 ragged robin1826 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] > ragged raggmall1581 ragamuffin1586 bash-rag1603 tatterdemalion1608 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 tatter1637 sansculotte1812 ragged robin1826 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ii. 58 I took thee up when thou wert but a ragged Robin, made a keeper of thee, and so forth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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