jonquil

UK /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkwəl/ US /ˈd͡ʒɑŋkwəl/

noun 2name 1

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ADJ.

against

JONQUIL + NOUN

pelisse, silk, sky

noun

A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.

A shade of yellow.

She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.

At sunset dusky ghosts of sampans, laden with families living up the river, glide homeward against a jonquil sky.

name

A female given name from English.

She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.

Wiktionary

At sunset dusky ghosts of sampans, laden with families living up the river, glide homeward against a jonquil sky.

Wiktionary

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