单词 | painted lady |
释义 | painted lady[ peyn-tid ley-dee ] / ˈpeɪn tɪd ˈleɪ di / nouna butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots. The larvae feed on thistles. Often Painted Lady . a Victorian or Edwardian house painted in at least three colors to enhance the intricate exterior detailing: Our painted lady is an 1868 Victorian with peach clapboards, periwinkle doors, and ornate features in white and pearl gray. Origin of painted ladyFirst recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby painted ladypainted bunting, painted cup, Painted Desert, painted greenling, painted horse, painted lady, painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for painted ladypainted lady nouna migratory nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa cardui, with pale brownish-red mottled wings 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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