| 单词 | flower-de-luce |
| 释义 | flower-de-luce in British English (ˈflaʊədəˈluːs) nounWord forms: plural flowers-de-luce an archaic name for iris (sense 2), lily (sense 1) Word origin C16: anglicized variant of French fleur de lisiris in British English (ˈaɪrɪs) nounWord forms: plural irises or irides (ˈaɪrɪˌdiːz, ˈɪrɪ-) 1. the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil 2. Also called: fleur-de-lys any plant of the iridaceous genus Iris, having brightly coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals See also flag3, orris1, stinking iris 3. Also called: rainbow quartz a form of quartz that reflects light polychromatically from internal fractures 4. a rare or poetic word for rainbow 5. something resembling a rainbow; iridescence 6. short for iris diaphragm Word origin C14: from Latin: rainbow, iris (flower), crystal, from Greeklily in British English (ˈlɪlɪ) nounWord forms: plural lilies 1. any liliaceous perennial plant of the N temperate genus Lilium, such as the Turk's-cap lily and tiger lily, having scaly bulbs and showy typically pendulous flowers 2. the bulb or flower of any of these plants 3. any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily Derived forms lily-like (ˈlily-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English, from Latin līlium; related to Greek leirion lilyflower-de-luce in American English (ˈflauərdəˈluːs) noun the iris flower or plant Word origin [1630–40; Anglicization of F fleur de lis]This word is first recorded in the period 1630–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: brigade, concentrate, ejector, outfield, precision |
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