orris

释义与例句

n.

1.

Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.

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2.

The fragrant root of such an iris.

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1998, Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, Orris, entry in Rodale′s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, page 406, Orris is the part of the florentine iris you don′t see — the rhizome. […] The ancient Egyptians and Greeks learned that the bland-smelling orris root would take on a remarkable fragrance if dried for at least two years.
1.

A type of gold or silver lace.

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2.

A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.

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名词

Probably from iris, although the alteration of the vowel is unexplained.

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