love-lies-bleeding
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of love-lies-bleeding
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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Madeline sat very still, not saying a word, as she watched him march to and fro between the beds of verbena and love-lies-bleeding and portulaca.
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Margaret Rebecca Piper
In the garden China asters, zenias, and prince's feather, dahlias, marigolds, and love-lies-bleeding were falling over one another in luxuriant waste.
From The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
"Give me yon spray of love-lies-bleeding," she said; then as it rested against the lily in her hand, "Wounds may be cured," she said.
From Sir Mortimer by Mary Johnston
Amaranthus, the typical genus, comprises A. caudātus, or love-lies-bleeding, a common plant in gardens, with pendulous racemes of crimson flowers; and A. hypochondriăcus, or prince's feather.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
We know not whence we come, or where Our dim pathway is leading, Whether we tread on lilies fair, Or trample love-lies-bleeding.
From Turn About Eleanor by F. Graham Cootes
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