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Definition of Spanish needles
1. Noun. The seed of bur marigolds.
Group relationships: Beggar's-ticks, Beggar-ticks, Bur Marigold, Burr Marigold, Sticktight
Generic synonyms: Bur, Burr
2. Noun. Common bur marigold of the eastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Beggar's-ticks, Beggar-ticks, Bur Marigold, Burr Marigold, Sticktight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Needles
Literary usage of Spanish needles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Flora of Jackson County, Missouri by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie, Benjamin Franklin Bush (1902)
"... stalked : heads corymbose: achenes oblong, thick, black, 2-awned.—Common in
low grounds. July-November. 7. B. bipinnata L. spanish needles. l°-3° high, ..."
2. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"The making of spanish needles was first taught in England by Elias Crowse, a
German, about the eighth year of queen Elizabeth, and in Queen Mary's ti me ..."
3. Harrison's Description of England in Shakspere's Youth: Being the Second and by William Harrison (1878)
"J ., ^ ,T , and in Queene Maries time, there was a Negro made fine spanish needles
in Cheapside, but would neuer teach his Art to any. ..."
4. A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language by George Lillie Craik (1861)
"All I will add is this : that the first fine spanish needles in England were made
in the reign of Queen Mary, in Cheapside, by a negro ; but such his envy ..."
5. The Worshipful Company of Needlemakers of the City of London: With a List of by London (England). Needlemakers Company (1874)
"... 'The first fine spanish needles in England were made in the reign of Queen
... of spanish needles ; since, we have taught ourselves the using of them. ..."
6. The History of the Worthies of England by Thomas Fuller (1840)
"All I will add is this : that the first fine spanish needles in England were made
in the reign of queen Mary, in Cheapside, by a negro ; but such his envy, ..."
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