cowslip

[ kou-slip ]

/ ˈkaʊ slɪp /

noun

an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.

the marsh marigold.

shooting star(def 2).

Virginia cowslip.

Words nearby cowslip

cowrie, cowrite, cowry, cowshed, cowskin, cowslip, cowtail, cox, cox's orange pippin, cox-2 inhibitor, coxa

Origin of cowslip

before 1000; Middle English cowslyppe, Old English cūslyppe, equivalent to cū cow¹ + slyppe, slypa slime; see slip³

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Examples from the Web for cowslip

What cowslip balls, and what cowslip tea-parties it had afforded us.
Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Irma alone, of the Cowslip Room, would attend the festival in the glory of a new gown.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
In the Primrose and Cowslip, again, we find quite a different plan.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
Gone is the green headland; gone the cowslip bank; gone the pendent boughs.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight

It was rather hard work for Cowslip, but at last she made a big enough hole and Hans leaped out.
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British Dictionary definitions for cowslip

cowslip

/ (ˈkaʊˌslɪp) /

noun

Also called: paigle a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers

US and Canadian another name for marsh marigold

Word Origin for cowslip

Old English cūslyppe; see cow 1, slip ³

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