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none-so-pretty

[nuhn-soh-prit-ee, -prit-ee]
noun, plural none-so-pret·ties.
  1. sweet william catchfly.
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Origin of none-so-pretty

First recorded in 1690–1700
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

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Historical Examples of none-so-pretty

  • She was lonely, and he was lonely; besides, he had been kind to None-so-pretty.

    White Lilac; or the Queen of the May

    Amy Walton

  • “I could get the same price for None-so-pretty,” said Peter after a long pause.

  • He got mixed up with Joshua, and the cactus and None-so-pretty and heaps of white flowers.

  • The colt would not be sold and None-so-pretty would have to go in his place.