daisy chain
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noun
a string of daisies linked together to form a chain.
such a chain used as a garland or carried on festive days by a group of women college students.
a series of interconnected or related things or events: a daisy chain of legislative delays and stalemates.
Slang. a group sexual activity in which the participants serve as active and passive partners to different people simultaneously.
Commerce. a series of transactions designed to create the appearance of active trading, as in a particular stock, in order to manipulate the price.
Origin of daisy chain
First recorded in 1835–45
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Sarah Miggs had made a daisy-chain and sent it to her, and it was twice as long as the bed.
The New Gulliver and Other StoriesBarry Pain
I just shook my head 'n' walked to my pew, 'n' there, if it was n't looped shut with a daisy-chain!
Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' AffairsAnne Warner
I just shook my head an' walked to my pew, an' there, if it wasn't looped shut with a daisy-chain!
Father Brown threw away a daisy-chain he was making, and rose with a wistful look.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
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