eglantine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eglantine
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; Old French aiglent (< Vulgar Latin *aculentum, neuter of *aculentus prickly, equivalent to Latin acu ( s ) needle + -lentus adj. suffix) + -ine -ine 1
Example Sentences
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It took place between 03:00 and 03:30 GMT on Sunday 29 January on the Malone Road, at the Eglantine Avenue junction.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023
Lansbury's Eglantine is no-nonsense but with a heart as she's placed in charge of young siblings evacuated during the Battle of Brittan, in a story not too removed from her own.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022
Eglantine Rayer of France was second ahead of Dutch rider Nienke Vinke.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
The soprano Ellie Dehn sings the title role, and the soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer is her rival, Eglantine.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2014
The canoness invokes the punishment of the saints against the felony of Mylio; in her despair Eglantine declares that she will turn Bernardine nun the very next day.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
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