heartsease

or heart's-ease

[ hahrts-eez ]

/ ˈhɑrtsˌiz /

noun

peace of mind.

the pansy or other plant of the genus Viola.

the lady's-thumb.

Nearby words

heartless, heartlessly, heartrending, hearts, hearts and flowers, heartsease, heartsick, heartsink, heartsome, heartsomely, heartsore

Origin of heartsease

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

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Examples from the Web for heartsease

The flowers of the Heartsease have been similarly increased in size and regularity of outline.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
There were a dozen trains to enter and get out of before I could be whirled across the country to Heartsease.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various
Mrs. Carnaby followed dutifully, and Heartsease began to pick up his feet, which he scorned to do upon the negligence of sward.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
At each corner is a heartsease of purple and gold and small green leaves.
Royal English Bookbindings|Cyril Davenport

But when the vagabond said he had found Princess Heartsease they durst not forbid him to enter.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book|Maurice Baring

British Dictionary definitions for heartsease

heartsease

heart's-ease

/ (ˈhɑːtsˌiːz) /

noun

another name for the wild pansy

peace of mind

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