heartsease
Americannoun
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peace of mind.
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the pansy or other plant of the genus Viola.
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the lady's-thumb.
noun
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another name for the wild pansy
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peace of mind
Etymology
Origin of heartsease
First recorded in 1375–1425, heartsease is from late Middle English hertes ese. See heart, 's 1, ease
Example Sentences
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A Welsh gypsy boy hunting fortune and heartsease in the California goldfields.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was only in retrospect that they came to call plain heartsease a happiness too; and though they sometimes thought that a shame, other times they thought differently.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Courtiers and ladies came to her for love potions made of heartsease, another name for my beloved pansy flower.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
In winter these pitchers were filled with dried grasses and "everlastings;" in summer with flowers of the marigold, poppy, heartsease or love-in-mist, and the great fireplace below with feathery asparagus branches.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
Bunches of herbs swing from the rafters and fill the room with the wholesome scent of an old-fashioned garden, where rue and heartsease grew.
From Threads of Grey and Gold by Reed, Myrtle
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