boy's loven.

Brit.

/ˈbɔɪz lʌv/, U.S.

/ˈbɔɪz ˌləv/

Forms:

α. 1800s– boy's love.

β. 1900s– boys' love.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, love n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of boy n.¹ + love n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive plural of boy n.¹ + love n.¹ Apparently so called on account of supposed properties as an aphrodisiac (compare also quot. 1974). Compare lad's love n., old man n. 6, kiss-me-quick-and-go at kiss-me-quick n. 3, maiden's ruin in quot. 1882² at kiss-me-quick n. 3.

Now rare.

The plant southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum. Cf. lad's love n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > southernwood

southernwoodOE

southworta1300

averoynec1350

southernwort1510

sullenwooda1626

boy's love1810

lad's lovea1825

old man1824

1810 G. Crabbe Borough xx. 269 (note) The lad's or boy's love of some counties is the plant Southernwood, the Artimisia Abrotanum of Botanists.

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. i. 2 Stocks, pansies, boy's love, sweet-william..used to be cultivated for their perfume.

1892 Bot. Gaz. 17 373 Artemisia abrotanum, boy's love; lad's love. Various parts of New England.

1974 Times 18 Nov. 11/6 They extolled the virtues of..Boys' Love, a herb which had a great reputation for promoting a boy's first beard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boys love
释义	boy's loven. Brit. /ˈbɔɪz lʌv/, U.S. /ˈbɔɪz ˌləv/ Forms: α. 1800s– boy's love. β. 1900s– boys' love. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, love n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of boy n.¹ + love n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive plural of boy n.¹ + love n.¹ Apparently so called on account of supposed properties as an aphrodisiac (compare also quot. 1974). Compare lad's love n., old man n. 6, kiss-me-quick-and-go at kiss-me-quick n. 3, maiden's ruin in quot. 1882² at kiss-me-quick n. 3. Now rare. The plant southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum. Cf. lad's love n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > southernwood southernwoodOE southworta1300 averoynec1350 southernwort1510 sullenwooda1626 boy's love1810 lad's lovea1825 old man1824 1810 G. Crabbe Borough xx. 269 (note) The lad's or boy's love of some counties is the plant Southernwood, the Artimisia Abrotanum of Botanists. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. i. 2 Stocks, pansies, boy's love, sweet-william..used to be cultivated for their perfume. 1892 Bot. Gaz. 17 373 Artemisia abrotanum, boy's love; lad's love. Various parts of New England. 1974 Times 18 Nov. 11/6 They extolled the virtues of..Boys' Love, a herb which had a great reputation for promoting a boy's first beard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1810
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