'Sword lily' definitions:

Definition of 'sword lily'

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noun
Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel- shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily]
noun
Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily]

Definition of 'Sword lily'

From: GCIDE
  • Sword \Sword\ (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[aum]rd, Dan. svaerd; of uncertain origin.]
  • 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power. [1913 Webster]
  • He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom. xiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. [1913 Webster]
  • I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x. 34. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The military power of a country. [1913 Webster]
  • He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. [1913 Webster]
  • Sword arm, the right arm.
  • Sword bayonet, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which can be used as a sword.
  • Sword bearer, one who carries his master's sword; an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad.
  • Sword belt, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne at the side.
  • Sword blade, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
  • Sword cane, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger, as in a sheath.
  • Sword dance. (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott. (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them.
  • Sword fight, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords; swordplay.
  • Sword grass. (Bot.) See Gladen.
  • Sword knot, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
  • Sword law, government by the sword, or by force; violence. --Milton.
  • Sword lily. (Bot.) See Gladiolus.
  • Sword mat (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
  • Sword shrimp (Zool.), a European shrimp ({Pasiphaea sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.
  • Sword stick, a sword cane.
  • To measure swords with one. See under Measure, v. t.
  • To put to the sword. See under Put. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'sword lily'

From: GCIDE
  • Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
  • 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see sense 3), and in England to wheat. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it is used for decoration, especially in the fall. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. [1913 Webster]
  • In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp. Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.
  • Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
  • Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
  • Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn. Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.
  • Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also sword lily.
  • Corn fly. (Zool.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus. (b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
  • Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.]
  • Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate.
  • Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
  • Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.]
  • Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia.
  • Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
  • Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as), common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
  • Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
  • Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
  • Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
  • Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
  • Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
  • Corn weevil. (Zool.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil. [1913 Webster]

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