herb-of-grace
noun
rue.
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herb-of-grace
American
[urb-uhv-greys, hurb-]
/ ˈɜrb əvˈgreɪs, ˈhɜrb- /
noun
Archaic.
herbs-of-grace
plural
herb of grace
British
noun
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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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It was to his credit that neither libertinism nor disgrace nor remorse withered at its root this herb of grace.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Take thou this herb of grace, and if Medea offers you a cup of wine, drop this herb in the cup, and so you shall escape death.
From Tales of Troy and Greece by Lang, Andrew
In the common dictionaries of Shakespeare's time, it was called herb of grace.
From Hamlet by Kean, Charles John
This herb of grace, let us hope, will be found in the old footprints of the war.
From Sketches and Studies by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Fennel, columbine, crow-flower, nettles, daisies, long purples or dead-men's-fingers, flax, grass, hebenon, nut, palm, pansies, plum-tree, primrose, rose, rosemary, rue, herb of grace, thorns, violets, wheat, willow, wormwood.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
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