Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orange-blossom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: or-ange-blos-som
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncommon form of orange blossom.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But in the little gaudily-framed glass over the back-parlour mantelpiece, Mrs. Jobb could there see the bright eyes, smooth curls, and cherry cheeks of a bride of nineteen, the cap full of orange-blossoms, and the smile full of witchery for the enamoured Jobb, […]"
"Before the embowered cottage the children came running to meet them, Helena, with her little apron full of orange-blossoms, which she had picked up, for the breaking of them off had been forbidden her, […]"
"She wore a circlet of diamonds surmounted with orange-blossom. Her court dress was of white tulle, with silver stars and sprays of orange-blossom."
"Sprays of orange-blossom and roses flew through the air, making the dogs of the 5th Descott troopers behind him bridle and curvette; […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

orange-blossoms (plural)

Questions

What does orange-blossom mean?: Uncommon form of orange blossom.

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