eglantine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eglantine
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; Old French aiglent (< Vulgar Latin *aculentum, neuter of *aculentus prickly, equivalent to Latin acu ( s ) needle + -lentus adj. suffix) + -ine -ine 1
Example Sentences
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It took place between 03:00 and 03:30 GMT on Sunday 29 January on the Malone Road, at the Eglantine Avenue junction.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023
In 1971, she accepted her first lead in an onscreen musical: the witch Eglantine Price in the Disney film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022
Eglantine Rayer of France was second ahead of Dutch rider Nienke Vinke.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
The soprano Ellie Dehn sings the title role, and the soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer is her rival, Eglantine.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2014
The old lady took the Princess Eglantine in her arms, and kissed her, and joggled her, and clucked at her, after the fashion of all good aunties.
From The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Harrison, Constance Cary
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