crown imperial

American  

noun

1. an Iranian plant, Fritillaria imperialis, of the lily family, having a purple-spotted stem and a whorl of usually reddish-orange flowers hanging beneath a tuft of leaves, grown as an ornamental.

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crown imperial British  

noun

1. a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem

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Etymology

Origin of crown imperial

First recorded in 1535–45

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crown imperial

The monarch sat on his judgment-seat,        On his brow the crown imperial shone, The prisoner Fay was at his feet,        And his Peers were ranged around the throne.

From Evolution of Expression — Volume 1 by Emerson, Charles Wesley

Here, by the broken, moldering wall, Where still the tiger-lilies ride, Once grew the crown imperial, The tall blue larkspur, white Queen Margaret, Prince's-feather, and mourning bride.

From The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets by Various

The monarch sat on his judgment seat; On his brow the crown imperial shone; The prisoner fay was at his feet, And his peers were ranged around the throne.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

The monarch sat on his judgment-seat,    On his brow the crown imperial shone, The prisoner Fay was at his feet,    And his peers were ranged around the throne.

From The Culprit Fay and Other Poems by Drake, Joseph Rodman

They gain'd, I ween, in largess a thousand marks or more, When Kriemhild fair with Etzel the crown imperial wore.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown