Lady's comb

Lady's comb
Lady's comb La"dy's comb", (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Scandix Pecten-Veneris}), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • lady's-comb — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural lady s combs) Etymology: intended as translation of Latin pecten Veneris, literally, Venus comb : a European herb (Scandix pectenveneris) with slender pointed fruits …   Useful english dictionary

  • lady's comb — noun Venus comb …   Wiktionary

  • lady's looking-glass — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lady Lovely Locks — was a toyline produced by Mattel in the mid 1980s. It was later adapted into a syndicated animated television series by DiC in 1987. However, only 20 episodes were produced in all. [http://ladylovelylocks.org/node/250 Lady Lovely Locks and The… …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Lockenlicht — (engl.: Lady Lovely Locks) ist der Hauptcharakter einer Spielzeugserie, die von Mattel in den Jahren 1987 bis 1989 produziert wurde. Parallel dazu erschien bei DiC Entertainment eine 20 Episoden umfassende Zeichentrickserie. Die deutsche Version… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • comb-brush — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a brush that is designed for cleaning combs 2. obsolete : a lady s maid …   Useful english dictionary

  • Venus's comb — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • venus's-comb — noun also venus comb (plural venus s combs) Usage: usually capitalized V 1. : lady s comb 2. : a marine snail (Murex tenuispina) having a long tubular canal with a row of long slender spines along both of its borders and rows of similar spines on …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scandix Pecten-Veneris — Lady s comb La dy s comb , (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Scandix Pecten Veneris}), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Adiantum Capillus-Veneris — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”