daisy
pronunciation
How to pronounce daisy in British English:
UK [ˈdeɪzi]
How to pronounce daisy in American English:
US [ˈdeɪzi]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Word Origin
- daisy
- daisy: [OE] The Anglo-Saxons named this familiar flower dæges ēage, literally ‘day’s eye’, from the fact that some species open in daylight hours to reveal their yellow disc, and close again at dusk. (The medieval Latin name for the daisy was solis oculus ‘sun’s eye’.)=> day, eye
- daisy (n.)
- Old English dægesege, from dæges eage "day's eye," because the petals open at dawn and close at dusk. (See day (n.) + eye (n.)). In Medieval Latin it was solis oculus "sun's eye." As a female proper name said to have been originally a pet form of Margaret (q.v.). Daisy-cutter first attested 1791, originally of horses that trot with low steps; later of cricket (1889) and baseball hits that skim along the ground. Daisy-chain in the "group sex" sense is attested from 1941. Pushing up daisies "dead" is attested from 1918, but variants with the same meaning go back to 1842.
Example
- 1. Sighed the daisy , " that is terrible ; now they are done for . "
- 2. Touches of daisy yellow , turquoise blue or vibrant fuchsia can transform a drab space into your new favorite place .
- 3. The daisy was glad that it was outside , and only a small flower-it felt very grateful .
- 4. The little daisy was as happy as if the day had been a great holiday , but it was only monday .
- 5. " Here is a fine piece of turf for the lark , " said one of the boys , and began to cut out a square round the daisy , so that it remained in the centre of the grass .