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• herb-of-grace
  herb-of-grace

  noun

  rue.
• herb of grace
  herb of grace

  noun

  an archaic name for rue 2

herb-of-grace

American  

[urb-uhv-greys, hurb-] / ˈɜrb əvˈgreɪs, ˈhɜrb- /

noun

Archaic.

herbs-of-grace plural

1. rue.

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herb of grace British  

noun

1. an archaic name for rue 2

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• herbs-of-grace
  plural

Etymology

Origin of herb-of-grace

1540–50; so called from the association of rue ² (the plant name) with rue ¹ (repent, repentance)

Example Sentences

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herb of grace

This herb of grace, let us hope, will be found in the old footprints of the war.

From Sketches and Studies by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

She ran down the street, singing softly: "Flower, and berry, and herb of grace;" till she reached her home and silenced her song with a kiss on eager Damaris's cheek.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

Briar, date, grass, nut, marjoram, herb of grace, onions, pear, pomegranate, roses, rush, saffron, grapes.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

This herb of grace, let us hope, may be found in the old footprints of the war.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 by Various

Blossom, and berry, and herb of grace; Purple and blue and gold lighting each place; Herbs for our body and bloom for our heart— Beauty and healing, for each hath its part.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames