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eglantine

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eg·lan·tine  (gln-tn, -tn)
n.
See sweetbrier.
[Middle English eglentin, from Old French eglantine, diminutive of aiglent, from Vulgar Latin *aculentum, from neuter of *aculentus, spiny, from Latin aculeus, spine, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.eglantineeglantine - Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
briar, Rosa eglanteria, sweetbriar, sweetbrier, brier
rose, rosebush - any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses


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Here in thy loneliness the eglantine Weaves her sweet tapestries above thy head, While blow across thy bed, Moist with the dew of heaven, the breezes chill: Fire-fly, will-o'-the-wisp, and wandering star Glow in thy gloom, and naught is heard but the far Chanting of woodman and shepherd from the hill, Naught but the startled bird is seen Soaring away in the moonland sheen, Or the hulk of the scampering beast that fears Their plaintive lays as, to and fro, The pallid singers go.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
"Your task has been too hard for you," said the Queen kindly, as she placed the drooping flower in the urn Eglantine had given, "you will see how this dew from a sweet, pure heart will give new life and loveliness even to this poor faded one.
Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
She was perfectly quiet now, but not asleep-- only soothed by sweet porridge and warmth into that wide-gazing calm which makes us older human beings, with our inward turmoil, feel a certain awe in the presence of a little child, such as we feel before some quiet majesty or beauty in the earth or sky--before a steady glowing planet, or a full-flowered eglantine, or the bending trees over a silent pathway.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
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