Ball-flower |
An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding. |
n. |
Noon |
No. See the Note under No. |
a. |
Noon |
The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime. |
n. |
Noon |
Hence, the highest point; culmination. |
n. |
Noon |
Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. |
a. |
Noon |
To take rest and refreshment at noon. |
v. i. |
Sleep-at-noon |
A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard. |
n. |
Flower |
In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage. |
n. |
Flower |
That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla. |
n. |
Flower |
The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth. |
n. |
Flower |
Grain pulverized; meal; flour. |
n. |
Flower |
A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur. |
n. |
Flower |
A figure of speech; an ornament of style. |
n. |
Flower |
Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. |
n. |
Flower |
Menstrual discharges. |
n. |
Flower |
To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June. |
v. i. |
Flower |
To come into the finest or fairest condition. |
v. i. |
Flower |
To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer. |
v. i. |
Flower |
To come off as flowers by sublimation. |
v. i. |
Flower |
To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk. |
v. t. |