daisy chain
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- noun
- /ˈdeɪzi tʃeɪn/
:
guirnalda de margaritas
- Would you like to learn how to create a beautiful daisy chain for the festival?
Examples
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Anna's making a daisy chain.
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The children spent the afternoon weaving a colorful daisy chain to decorate their picnic area.
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She proudly wore her daisy chain made from fresh flowers during the spring celebration.
Synonyms
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A string of paper loops linked together to decorate a room for a party
A string of flowers worn or hung for decoration
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
daisy + chain
The compound is literally 'a chain made of daisies' — combining 'daisy' (a flower) with 'chain' (a series of linked items) directly evokes a series of linked elements, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the extended meaning for connected people or events. This follows a regular noun+noun compositional pattern and the metaphorical extension is transparent and predictable.
Etymology
Daisy chain comes from the simple act of linking many daisy flowers together into a string or small crown. People wore these linked flowers as a pretty 'decoration', so the phrase now means a garland or string of flowers.