Truelove

Truelove
Truelove True"love`, n. 1. One really beloved. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. [1913 Webster]

3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. --T. R. Lounsbury. [1913 Webster]

Under his tongue a truelove he bore. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

{Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Truelove — Recorded in several forms including Trulove, Truelove, Trelove, Trewlove, Truslove, Treslove, Treaslove, and others, this is an English medieval surname. It was a nickname surname for a faithful lover or sweetheart, or perhaps given the robust… …   Surnames reference

  • truelove — /ˈtrulʌv/ (say troohluv) noun 1. a sweetheart; one truly loving or loved. 2. the herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia, having a whorl of four leaves suggesting a truelove knot …  

  • truelove — noun a person loved by another person • Syn: ↑sweetheart, ↑sweetie, ↑steady • Hypernyms: ↑lover • Hyponyms: ↑ladylove, ↑dulcinea, ↑suga …   Useful english dictionary

  • Truelove knot — Truelove True love , n. 1. One really beloved. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. [1913 Webster] 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • truelove knot — n. a kind of bowknot that is hard to untie, a symbol of lasting love: also true lover s knot …   English World dictionary

  • truelove knot — noun a knot for tying the ends of two lines together • Syn: ↑fisherman s knot, ↑true lover s knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun see true lover s knot * * * a complicated ornamental knot, esp. a double knot having two interlacing bows, regarded as …   Useful english dictionary

  • truelove — noun Date: 14th century one truly beloved or loving ; sweetheart …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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