OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23047

amaranth

/ˈæməɹænθ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
amaranto • bledo • borlones
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
Floral Decorations. […] Two pyramids of flowers, amaranths, asters, &c. A shield, or circular design, the ground of moss, ornamented with dahlias and globe amaranths.
To-morrow, oh, to-morrow, / In pastures green, where living waters swell, / And feed that fruitful tree, / We'll find the amaranth and asphodel, / There Mary's peerless lilies blos…
amaranto
The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
Almost all the specimens [of stamps] with this watermark are perforated. They are—the amaranth penny with two florets and two letters; the same with four letters, whatever the valu…
Cotton stuff mordanted with alumina alone takes an amaranth, red or violet rose red colour. […] Amaranth, red, bluish rose, poppy, and scarlet are the colours prepared by the dyer…
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