Gorse

  • 41gorse — UK [ɡɔː(r)s] / US [ɡɔrs] noun [uncountable] a small bush that has yellow flowers and thorns and grows wild in the countryside in Europe …

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  • 42gorse — [gɔːs] noun [U] a small bush with yellow flowers and THORNS that grows wild in the countryside in Europe …

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  • 43gorse — [[t]gɔrs[/t]] n. pln brit. any spiny European evergreen shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers Also called furze • Etymology: bef. 900; ME gorst, OE; akin to OHG gersta, L hordeum barley gors′y …

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  • 44gorse — /gɔs / (say gaws) noun any plant of the genus Ulex, especially U. europaeus, a low, much branched, spiny shrub with yellow flowers, native to Europe and introduced into many countries; furze. {Middle English gorst, Old English gors(t); related to …

  • 45gorse — n. any spiny yellow flowered shrub of the genus Ulex, esp. growing on European wastelands. Also called FURZE. Derivatives: gorsy adj. Etymology: OE gors(t) rel. to OHG gersta, L hordeum, barley …

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  • 46Pierre-François Gorse — Pierre François Gorse, né à Paris en 1945, est un peintre et aquarelliste français contemporain. Sommaire 1 Formation 2 Style 3 Fresques 4 Expositions …

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  • 47Georges Gorse — Parlementaire français Date de naissance 15 février 1915 Date de décès 17 mars 2002 Mandat Député 1945 1951 puis 1967 1997 Circonscription Vendée …

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  • 48when the gorse is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion — Quots. 1846, 1860, and 2002 explain the rationale behind this proverb and also the parallel saying when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune. 1846 M. A. DENHAM Proverbs relating to Seasons, etc. 12 When whins [gorse] are out of bloom,… …

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  • 49Kingston Gorse — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 50.80329 longitude= 0.46187 official name = Kingston Gorse population = civil parish= Kingston shire district= Arun shire county= West Sussex region= South East England… …

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  • 50Georges Gorse — Georges Gorse, French politician and diplomat, (February 15, 1915 in Cahors – 17 March 2002). After qualifying in 1939 he became professor at the University of Cairo. During World War II he joined Charles de Gaulle and the Free French as Director …

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