babies'-breath
Britishnoun
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“And he made Eleanor get rid of her pet cat because he said cats were irresistibly drawn to steal babies’ breath.”
From Washington Post
Roses, babies'-breath, gladioli and big white daisies were strewn in profusion as the two, accompanied by their retinues, drove in a Rolls' Royce to the palace where Nehru was to be billeted during his week's stay.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old-fashioned bouquet of garden flowers in old-fashioned vase—snapdragons, lark-spur, coreopsis, babies' breath, mignonette—old-fashioned stiff little artificial bouquets in white lace paper for favors.
From Project Gutenberg
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