- quaker-ladies
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun plural
Usage: often capitalized Q: bluets
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/kway"keuhr lay'deez/, n. (used with a pl. v.)bluet (def. 1).[1870-75, Amer.]
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Quaker ladies — Quaker Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaker-ladies — ☆ Quaker ladies [kwā′kər lā΄dēz ] pl.n. bluets … English World dictionary
Quaker-ladies — melsvoji parūnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Raudinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Houstonia caerulea), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Houstonia caerulea angl. bluets; Quaker ladies šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
quaker-ladies — noun plural Date: 1871 bluets … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quaker-ladies — /kway keuhr lay deez/, n. (used with a pl. v.) bluet (def. 1). [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Quaker-ladies — Quak′er la dies n. pl. la•dies pln (used with a sing. or pl. v.) bluet 1) • Etymology: 1870–75, amer … From formal English to slang
Quaker — Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaker buttons — Quaker Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaker gun — Quaker Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluets — Quaker Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
