well-dressing

[ wel-dres-ing ]

/ ˈwɛlˌdrɛs ɪŋ /

noun

(in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.

OTHER WORDS FROM well-dressing

welldresser, noun

Words nearby well-dressing

well-disposed, well-documented, welldoing, well-done, well-dressed, well-dressing, well-earned, well-endowed, well-equipped, Weller, Welles

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Example sentences from the Web for well-dressing

This was their well-dressing when they went together to drink from some spring and to dance on the grass.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
At the well-dressing the young men and maidens of Domremy went to the old beech-tree together.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
The village of Tissington is noted for the maintenance of an old custom, that of “well-dressing.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
Jeanne, like all the other damsels of the countryside, took her part in the well-dressing.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for well-dressing

well dressing

noun

the decoration of wells with flowers, etc: a traditional annual ceremony of great antiquity in some parts of Britain, originally associated with the cult of water deities

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单词	well-dressing
释义	well-dressing [ wel-dres-ing ] / ˈwɛlˌdrɛs ɪŋ / noun (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water. OTHER WORDS FROM well-dressing welldresser, noun Words nearby well-dressing well-disposed, well-documented, welldoing, well-done, well-dressed, well-dressing, well-earned, well-endowed, well-equipped, Weller, Welles Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-dressing This was their well-dressing when they went together to drink from some spring and to dance on the grass. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)\|Anatole France At the well-dressing the young men and maidens of Domremy went to the old beech-tree together. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)\|Anatole France The village of Tissington is noted for the maintenance of an old custom, that of “well-dressing.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2\|Various Jeanne, like all the other damsels of the countryside, took her part in the well-dressing. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)\|Anatole France British Dictionary definitions for well-dressing well dressing noun the decoration of wells with flowers, etc: a traditional annual ceremony of great antiquity in some parts of Britain, originally associated with the cult of water deities Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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