Queen Anne's lace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Queen Anne's lace
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
Even more amazing is the rush that comes from racing across a field on the back of an ostrich, braids flying, Queen Anne’s lace speeding by in a blur.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Her face, turned downward, is lightly overlaid with blossoms of Queen Anne’s lace, the afternoon sunlight dappling her back and hair in a pacific, Vermeerian composition.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2018
Nectar-oozing flowers sprinkle the landscape, showing Oxford daisies, Queen Anne’s lace, St. John’s Wort, mule’s ears and a purple, flowering vetch.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
The remaining Fox Brothers men, no longer on anyone’s payroll, sit and watch, smoking and spitting wads of tobacco juice into tall patches of Queen Anne’s lace and thistles.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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