scarlet pimpernel
Britishnoun
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Her hands shielded from the gusts of February air by a well-worn pair of gardening gloves, Rachel carefully places tree spinach and scarlet pimpernel seeds into brown plastic pots.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2020
Peter K. Grimes had neither the cloak, the dagger nor the devil-may-care air of a scarlet pimpernel.
From Time Magazine Archive
A scarlet pimpernel is not, as U. S. cinemaddicts may suppose, either a childhood disease or a disgraceful occupation.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the scarlet pimpernel, or "poor man's weather-glass;" for on rainy days, and even before the showers are coming, the little plant, conscious of their approach, closes up its flowers.
From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)
She shrugged her shoulders, laughed, and turned to pick up a scarlet pimpernel.
From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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