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lady's smock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
la-dy's s-mock
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Etymology

Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady's smock”).

Inflected Forms

ladies' smocks (plural) lady's-smock (alternative) ladies' smock (alternative)

Synonyms

cuckooflower cuckoo flower meadow cress cardamine pratensis

Questions

What does lady's smock mean?
A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).
Where does lady's smock come from?
Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady's smock”).

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