painted trillium

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noun

a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.

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Origin of painted trillium

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby painted trillium

painted greenling, painted horse, painted lady, painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic

How to use painted trillium in a sentence

And an arrow painted on the ground that shows the way to Mecca, for prayers.
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But most of all, Ramone lingered on Vicious, whom he painted and drew over and over again.
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The site was blacked out at all times, with curtains and painted exterior windows.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Disparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement.
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They include “The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell” painted in 1932 and “The Harbour, Cannes,” painted circa 1933.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The east window in this church has been classed as the A1 of modern painted windows.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
It is well known that Prud'hon and his pupil painted many pictures in collaboration.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden