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Definition of Pansies
1. pansy [n] - See also: pansy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pansies
pans pansclerosis pansensism pansful pansharpening panshon panshons panshway panshways pansied | pansies (current term) pansified pansinuitis pansinusitis panslavism pansophic pansophical pansophies pansophy pansori |
Literary usage of Pansies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1873)
"Marjoram, pansies, mignonette, Oh, the days I dote on yet ! My love he sailed
across the sea, And all to make a home for me ; Oh, sweet the last kiss on the ..."
2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Hence when older pansies die after flowering, those crossed with the alpine species
... The term pansies is a good one in all ways. Without an English name, ..."
3. The Art-literature Readers by Eulalie Osgood Grover, Frances Elizabeth Chutter (1909)
"—James Whit comb Riley pansies pansies! pansies! How I love you, pansies!
Jaunty-faced, laughing-lipped and dewy-eyed with glee; Would my song might blossom ..."
4. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"Some fancy pansies are flaked or parti-coloured, but all good ones are showy and
... Named pansies come fairly true from seed, but the only way to secure a ..."