paigle
- noun
- Archaic
:
primavera
- The field was dotted with bright yellow paigle blossoms swaying in the breeze.
Examples
-
The paigle blooms beautifully in early spring.
-
She gathered a handful of paigles to decorate the spring festival table.
-
In old English poetry, the paigle is praised for its cheerful color and early bloom.
-
I saw some lovely paigles in the garden yesterday.
-
The field was dotted with bright yellow paigle blossoms swaying in the breeze.
-
In old English poetry, the paigle is praised for its cheerful color and early bloom.
-
She gathered a handful of paigles to decorate the spring festival table.
Synonyms
7
6.0
A small spring flower with bright petals and round leaves at its base
1
7.3
A wild plant with small bright yellow fragrant flowers in groups
1
8.9
A small plant with bright groups of flowers that bloom in spring
1
9.9
A wild plant like a primrose with clusters of yellow flowers on one side of the stem
A small wild plant with bright yellow, scented flowers that grows in meadows and grassy places
A small wild flower with pale yellow blooms that appears in early spring
A pale yellow primrose with flowers in a row on one side of the stem, called oxlip
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word paigle is an old name for a small flower like the cowslip or primrose; a helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like pale, because these blooms are often light yellow. So paigle means an 'early spring flower' with a pale, cheerful color.