pinkster

  • 1Pinkster — is a spring festival, taking place in early June. The name is a variation of the Dutch word Pinksteren , meaning Pentecost . Pinkster in English almost always refers to the festivals held by African Americans (both free and slave) in the… …

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  • 2Pinkster — Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called also… …

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  • 3Pinkster — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Harm Pinkster (* 1942), niederländischer Klassischer Philologe Siehe auch: das Pinkster Fest, das insbesondere afrikanische Sklaven im Nordosten der USA begingen Pinksterlanddagen, niederländischen… …

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  • 4Pinkster — ☆ Pinkster [piŋk′stər ] n. [Du < MDu pinxten < OS pinkoston < Goth paintēkuste < Gr(Ec) pentēkostē: see PENTECOST] Whitsuntide: name formerly used in New Netherland …

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  • 5pinkster — n. US Whitsuntide. Phrases and idioms: pinkster flower the pink azalea, Rhododendron nudiflorum. Etymology: Du., = Pentecost …

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  • 6Pinkster flower — Pinkster Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7pinkster flower — ☆ pinkster flower [piŋk′stər ] n. PINXTER FLOWER * * * …

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  • 8pinkster flower — ☆ pinkster flower [piŋk′stər ] n. PINXTER FLOWER …

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  • 9Pinkster lily — poetinis narcizas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Amarilinių šeimos augalas (Narcissus poeticus), iš kurio gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Narcissus poeticus angl. narcissus; pheasant’s eye; pheasant s eye; Pinkster lily;… …

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  • 10pinkster flower — variant of pinxter flower * * * pinkster flower, = pinxter flower. (Cf. ↑pinxter flower) …

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