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/bet/soapwort.Also, bouncing Bess /bes/.[1880-85]
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Bouncing Bet — Bouncing Boun cing, a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. [1913 Webster] Many tall and bouncing young ladies. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive; big. A bouncing reckoning. B. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Bouncing Bet} (Bot.), the common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bouncing Bet — [bet] n. a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers … English World dictionary
bouncing bet — vaistinis putoklis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gvazdikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Saponaria officinalis), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Saponaria officinalis angl. bouncing bet;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bouncing-bet — vaistinis putoklis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gvazdikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Saponaria officinalis), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Saponaria officinalis angl. bouncing bet;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Bouncing Bet — Soapwort Soap wort , n. (Bot.) A common plant ({Saponaria officinalis}) of the Pink family; so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also {Bouncing Bet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bouncing Bet — (also bouncing Betty) noun another term for soapwort … English new terms dictionary
bouncing Bet — noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised • Syn: ↑soapwort, ↑hedge pink, ↑bouncing Bess, ↑Saponaria officinalis • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bouncing bet — noun Usage: often capitalized 2d B Etymology: from Bet, nickname for Elizabeth Date: circa 1818 a European perennial herb (Saponaria officinalis) of the pink family that is widely naturalized in the United States and has pink or white flowers and … New Collegiate Dictionary
bouncing Bet — bounc′ing Bet′ [[t]bɛt[/t]] also bounc′ing Bess′ [[t]bɛs[/t]] n. pln sc soapwort … From formal English to slang
bouncing-Bet — … Useful english dictionary
