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costmaries

costmaries is the plural of costmary.

Meaning of costmary

Noun

costmary (usually uncountable, plural costmaries)

  1. (usually) An aromatic plant (Tanacetum balsamita), once used to flavour ale (prior to use of hops); also used as a bookmark in Bibles and other holy texts to dissuade silverfish and other pests.
    • The Marigolde, and cherefull Rosemarie; / The Spartan Mirtle, whence sweet gumb does flowe; / The purple Hyacinths, and fresh Costmarie, / And Saffron, sought for in Cilician soyle1591, “Virgils Gnat”, in Edmund Spenser, transl., Complaints, translation of Culex by Virgil

Questions about costmaries

What is costmaries the plural of?
Costmaries is the plural of costmary.

Words near costmaries in the dictionary

  1. Costlow
  2. Costlows
  3. costly
  4. costly colors
  5. costly colours
  6. costmaries
  7. costmary
  8. Costner
  9. costning
  10. costo-
  11. costoabdominal

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