| 释义 |
Definition of mist maiden in English: mist maidennoun 1Poetic an ethereal female form, especially a personification of mist. 2US regional, any member of the genus Romanzoffia (family Hydrophyllaceae), comprising small, white-flowered rock plants native to western North America; especially R. sitchensis.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. Definition of mist maiden in US English: mist maidennoun 1Poetic an ethereal female form, especially a personification of mist. 2US regional, any member of the genus Romanzoffia (family Hydrophyllaceae), comprising small, white-flowered rock plants native to western North America; especially R. sitchensis.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. |