heartsease

or heart's-ease

[ hahrts-eez ]

/ ˈhɑrtsˌiz /

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noun

peace of mind.

the pansy or other plant of the genus Viola.

the lady's-thumb.

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Origin of heartsease

First recorded in 1375–1425, heartsease is from late Middle English hertes ese. See heart, 's¹, ease

Words nearby heartsease

Heart River, hearts, hearts and flowers, heart's content, heart-searching, heartsease, heart shell, heartsick, heartsink, heartsome, heartsore

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How to use heartsease in a sentence

He holds a mortgage on land lying between his Heartsease and Skyrie, of which our south meadow is the limit.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Little Martha ran up and offered her a wild heartsease which she had found on one of the graves.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Hadria carried still the drooping yellow heartsease that the little girl had given her.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
For shame, Heartsease; but this man, for all his wise plans and benevolent schemes, proved himself miserably blind.
Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey

It failed again, and the heartsease at her feet ran together into a little sea of purple and gold.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for heartsease

heartsease

heart's-ease

/ (ˈhɑːtsˌiːz) /

noun

another name for the wild pansy

peace of mind

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