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单词 painted lady
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painted lady

[ peyn-tid ley-dee ]
/ ˈpeɪn tɪd ˈleɪ di /

noun

a 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 lady

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby painted lady

painted bunting, painted cup, Painted Desert, painted greenling, painted horse, painted lady, painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman
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British Dictionary definitions for painted lady

painted lady

noun

a 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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