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jardinière

UK/ˌʒɑːdɪnˈjɛə/US/ˌʒɑɹ.dɪnˈjɛɚ/

jardinière noun: an ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.

Noun

jardinière (plural jardinières)

  1. An ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.
  2. A vegetable soup or sauce.
  3. Diced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish.
  4. (historical) A lappet forming part of an old headdress.

Forms of jardinière

pluraljardinières
alternative formjardiniere

Origin of jardinière

Borrowed from French jardinière. Doublet of giardiniera.

Questions about jardinière

What does jardinière mean?
Jardinière means an ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.
What part of speech is jardinière?
Jardinière is a noun.
How do you pronounce jardinière?
Jardinière is pronounced /ˌʒɑːdɪnˈjɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of jardinière?
The plural of jardinière is jardinières.

Words near jardinière in the dictionary

  1. Jardine's Lookout
  2. Jardines
  3. Jarding
  4. jardiniere
  5. jardinieres
  6. jardinière
  7. jardinières
  8. jardins
  9. Jardon
  10. Jardons
  11. jards

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