sweet-william

Sweet William — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

sweet-william — noun bot. турецкая гвоздика …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

sweet william — 1> бот. турецкая гвоздика (Dianthus barbatus) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Sweet William — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Gründung 1986 Gründungsmitglieder …   Deutsch Wikipedia

sweet William — Goldfinch Gold finch , n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and {Finch}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A beautiful bright colored European finch ({Carduelis elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

sweet william — a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers. Also, sweet William. Also called bunch pink. [1555 65] * * * Garden plant (Dianthus barbatus) in the pink family, grown for its clusters of small, brightly coloured… …   Universalium

sweet william — noun A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans. Of flowers there were double poppies and sweet williams. The Woman At… …   Wiktionary

sweet william — noun Usage: often capitalized W Etymology: from the name William Date: 1573 a widely cultivated Old World pink (Dianthus barbatus) with small white to deep red or purple flowers often showily spotted, banded, or mottled and borne in flat topped… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

sweet william — бот. турецкая гвоздика (Dianthus barbatus) (ботаника) турецкая гвоздика (Dianthus barbatus) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

sweet William — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English