dog's-tooth violet — noun perennial woodland spring flowering plant; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑dogtooth violet, ↑dogtooth • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white dogtooth violet, ↑whi … Useful english dictionary
dog's-tooth violet — Dogtooth Dog tooth , n.; pl. {Dogteeth}. 1. See {Canine tooth}, under {Canine}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; also called {tooth ornament}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white dog's-tooth violet — noun North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors • Syn: ↑white dogtooth violet, ↑blonde lilian, ↑Erythronium albidum • Hypernyms: ↑dogtooth violet, ↑dogtooth, ↑dog s tooth violet … Useful english dictionary
dog's-tooth violet — noun a plant of the lily family with pinkish purple flowers with backward curving pointed petals. [Erythronium dens canis and related species.] … English new terms dictionary
dog — n. & v. n. 1 any four legged flesh eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept as pets or for work or sport. 2 the male of the dog, or of the fox (also dog fox) or wolf (also dog wolf). 3 colloq. a a despicable… … Useful english dictionary
tooth ornament — Dogtooth Dog tooth , n.; pl. {Dogteeth}. 1. See {Canine tooth}, under {Canine}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; also called {tooth ornament}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dog violet — Viola labradorica, a common weed. Dog violet is the common name for various species of the plant genus Viola with unscented flowers. The term arose to differentiate them from the scented sweet violet. Species so named include: Viola canina heath… … Wikipedia
Dog-tooth — For other uses, see Dogtooth (disambiguation). Dog tooth ornament A dog tooth or dogtooth pattern , in architecture, is an ornament found in the moldings of medieval work of the commencement of the 12th century, which is thought to have been… … Wikipedia
violet — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lavender, mauve, purplish; see purple . n. Varieties of violets include: purple, white, yellow, southern wood, African, Pacific coast wood, sweet, Parma, bird s foot, dog s tooth, Rouen, Russian, early blue, bog blue,… … English dictionary for students
Dogtooth violet — Dogtooth Dog tooth , n.; pl. {Dogteeth}. 1. See {Canine tooth}, under {Canine}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; also called {tooth ornament}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
