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sweet william
or sweet William
noun
- a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers.
sweet william
noun
- a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink, red, or purple flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweet william1
First recorded in 1555–65
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Example Sentences
Beside it is the mossy burial-ground, where prim old ladies walk on Sunday afternoons, with sprigs of sweet-william.
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She picked lavender and sweet-william and pinks, and bunched them up together.
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The chill March air became sweet with the scent of heliotrope, and Sweet William, and pansies, and bridal wreath.
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Before her she saw a flower lying—a crimson sweet-william—fresh and uninjured.
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With this class belongs the Sweet-William (dianthus barbatus), which should be sown and treated in a like manner.
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