Everlasting flower

Everlasting flower
Everlasting Ever*last"inga. 1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal. ``The Everlasting God.'' --Gen. xx1. 33. [1913 Webster]

2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence. [1913 Webster]

I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. --Gen xvii. 8. [1913 Webster]

And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness. --Pope.

Syn: Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never-ending; infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual; unintermitted; incessant.

Usage: -- {Everlasting}, {Eternal}. Eternal denotes (when taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration; everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern usage is confined to the future, and implies no intermission as well as no end. [1913 Webster]

Whether we shall meet again I know not; Therefore our everlasting farewell take; Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Everlasting flower}. Sane as {Everlasting}, n., 3.

{Everlasting pea}, an ornamental plant ({Lathyrus latifolius}) related to the pea; -- so called because it is perennial. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • everlasting flower — noun any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color • Syn: ↑everlasting • Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant • Hyponyms: ↑pink and white everlasting, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • everlasting flower — vienmetis sausiukas statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Xeranthemum annuum angl. common immortelle; everlasting flower vok. einjährige Strohblume; Spreublume rus. ксерантемум; сухоцвет однолетний lenk. suchokwiat roczny …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • everlasting flower —   Pua pepa, nani mau loa …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Everlasting — Ever*last inga. 1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal. The Everlasting God. Gen. xx1. 33. [1913 Webster] 2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Everlasting pea — Everlasting Ever*last inga. 1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal. The Everlasting God. Gen. xx1. 33. [1913 Webster] 2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • everlasting — /ˈɛvəlastɪŋ / (say evuhlahsting) adjective 1. lasting forever; eternal. 2. lasting or continuing indefinitely. 3. incessant; constantly recurring. 4. wearisome: to tire of someone s everlasting puns. –noun 5. eternal duration; eternity. 6. Also,… …  

  • everlasting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lasting forever or a very long time. ► NOUN ▪ a flower that retains its shape and colour after being dried. DERIVATIVES everlastingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • everlasting — everlastingly, adv. everlastingness, n. /ev euhr las ting, lah sting/, adj. 1. lasting forever; eternal: everlasting future life. 2. lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time: the everlasting hills. 3. incessant; constantly recurring:… …   Universalium

  • Everlasting (song) — Infobox Single Name = Everlasting |150px|thumb Artist = BoA from Album = Outgrow Released = JPN: January 18, 2006 KOR: January 20, 2006 Format = CD Recorded = ? Genre = Pop Length = Label = avex trax Producer = Lee Soo Man Reviews = Last single …   Wikipedia

  • Everlasting pea — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”