shamrock
any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.
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How to use shamrock in a sentence
Kate wore a gold shamrock Cartier brooch pinned to her chest.
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Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden | Eli Lake | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne has the shamrock wreath, the other the thistles, each division having its own committee and officials.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.The 'London shamrock,' light post-coach, five o'clock every evening; arrives in London at half-past seven next morning.
The King's Post | R. C. TombsIt was of the safety-pin order, but made of gold and ornamented with small emeralds set as a four-leafed shamrock.
The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
shamrock Jolnes concluded his convincing speech with the smile of a successful artist.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryThe lace around her white neck was fastened with a little gold brooch bearing a four-leafed shamrock in emeralds.
The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for shamrock
/ (ˈʃæmˌrɒk) /
a plant having leaves divided into three leaflets, variously identified as the wood sorrel, red clover, white clover, and black medick: the national emblem of Ireland
Origin of shamrock
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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