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frangipani
[ fran-juh-pan-ee, -pah-nee ]
noun
, plural fran·gi·pan·is, fran·gi·pan·i.
- a tree or shrub of the genus Plumeria, especially Plumeria rubra, or the flowers from this tree.
- a perfume prepared from or imitating the scent of the Plumeria rubra flower.
frangipani
/ ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ /
noun
- any tropical American apocynaceous shrub of the genus Plumeria , esp P. rubra , cultivated for its waxy typically white or pink flowers, which have a sweet overpowering scent
- a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers
- native frangipanian Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum , with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frangipani1
First recorded in 1860–65; from French frangipane, after Marquis Muzio Frangipane or Frangipani a 16th-century Italian nobleman, the supposed inventor of the perfume
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frangipani1
C17: via French from Italian: perfume for scenting gloves, named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani , 16th-century Roman nobleman who invented it
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Example Sentences
I felt like snatching off my hat and waving it madly, hysterically, as Frangipani and the others were doing.
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The Frangipani's eyes were away from Francesco, directed towards the green curtain that covered the dais door.
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She felt strong enough to walk, only a slight bruise bearing witness to the Frangipani's violence.
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He heard the Frangipani roar at him, spitting out a vile epithet, as he came charging up the hall, his eyes blazing with hate.
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Giovanni Frangipani saw a furious face glaring dead white from under the shadow of a shield.
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