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Eglantine
Eglantine ♀ Flower name, used as a nickname by Chaucer, and occasionally as a given name in the 18th and 19th centuries, but not at present in use. The word is from an alternative name for the sweetbriar, derived in the 14th century from Old French aiglent, ultimately a derivative of Latin acus ‘needle’, referring to the prickly stem of the plant.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eglantine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eglantine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eglantine.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eglantine." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eglantine.html |
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eglantine
eglantine , name for various kinds of rose (family Rosaceae), chiefly sweetbrier , and for a honeysuckle (family Caprifoliaceae). The name eglantine has been much used in English poetry. |
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"eglantine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "eglantine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-eglantin.html "eglantine." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-eglantin.html |
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eglantine
eglantine sweet-briar. XV. — OF. églantine, ult. f. aculeus prickle, sting.
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T. F. HOAD. "eglantine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "eglantine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-eglantine.html T. F. HOAD. "eglantine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-eglantine.html |
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eglantine
•canine • asinine • leonine • saturnine
•Antonine • pavonine • rapine
•alpine, cisalpine
•pitchpine • orpine
•lupine, supine
•porcupine • vulpine • salamandrine
•alexandrine • sapphirine • taurine
•endocrine • aventurine • vulturine
•colubrine • lacustrine • estuarine
•viperine • passerine • catarrhine
•intrauterine, uterine
•adulterine • riverine • ensign
•internecine, V-sign
•piscine • porcine • cosine • thylacine
•countersign
•hircine, ursine
•shoeshine • moonshine • sunshine
•earthshine
•adamantine, Byzantine, elephantine
•Tridentine • Levantine • Bechstein
•Epstein • amethystine • Rubinstein
•Frankenstein • Palestine • Philistine
•turpentine • Einstein • Eisenstein
•cispontine, transpontine
•serotine • infantine • Wittgenstein
•Argentine • Palatine
•Ballantyne, valentine
•eglantine • Hammerstein
•clementine • vespertine • serpentine
•Florentine
•Lichtenstein, Liechtenstein
•Constantine • nemertine • Bernstein
•hyacinthine, labyrinthine
•Jugurthine • grapevine • bovine
•Glühwein • cervine • equine
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"eglantine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "eglantine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-eglantine.html "eglantine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-eglantine.html |
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