well-dressing
[ wel-dres-ing ]
/ ˈwɛlˌdrɛs ɪŋ /
noun
(in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
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OTHER WORDS FROM well-dressing
welldresser, nounWords nearby well-dressing
well-disposed, well-documented, welldoing, well-done, well-dressed, well-dressing, well-earned, well-endowed, well-equipped, Weller, Welles
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Example sentences from the Web for well-dressing
This was their well-dressing when they went together to drink from some spring and to dance on the grass.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole FranceAt the well-dressing the young men and maidens of Domremy went to the old beech-tree together.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole FranceThe village of Tissington is noted for the maintenance of an old custom, that of “well-dressing.”
Jeanne, like all the other damsels of the countryside, took her part in the well-dressing.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
British Dictionary definitions for well-dressing
well dressing
noun
the decoration of wells with flowers, etc: a traditional annual ceremony of great antiquity in some parts of Britain, originally associated with the cult of water deities
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