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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COWSLIP

Old English cūslyppe.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COWSLIP

cowslip  [ˈkaʊˌslɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COWSLIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cowslip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COWSLIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cowslip in the English dictionary

The definition of cowslip in the dictionary is Also called: paigle. a primrose, Primula veris, native to temperate regions of the Old World, having fragrant yellow flowers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COWSLIP


antislip
ˌæntɪˈslɪp
gymslip
ˈdʒɪmˌslɪp
gymsuit
ˈdʒɪmˌslɪp
landslip
ˈlændˌslɪp
nonslip
nɒnˈslɪp
overslip
ˌəʊvəˈslɪp
payslip
ˈpeɪslɪp
pillowslip
ˈpɪləʊˌslɪp
pink-slip
ˌpɪŋkˈslɪp
sideslip
ˈsaɪdˌslɪp
slip
slɪp
snowslip
ˈsnəʊˌslɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COWSLIP

cowmen
cowp
cowpat
cowpea
Cowper
Cowper´s glands
cowpie
cowplop
cowpoke
cowpox
cowpuncher
cowrie
cowries
cowrite
cowriter
cowry
cowshed
cowskin
cowtown
cowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE COWSLIP

acknowledgment slip
betting slip
call slip
compliments slip
cover slip
credit slip
deposit slip
Freudian slip
give someone the slip
half-slip
let slip
paying-in slip
pink slip
rejection slip
sales slip
tardy slip
wage slip
wages slip
waist slip
withdrawal slip

Synonyms and antonyms of cowslip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cowslip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COWSLIP

Find out the translation of cowslip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cowslip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cowslip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西洋樱草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prímula
570 millions of speakers

English

cowslip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cowslip
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

زهر الحقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первоцвет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prímula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোচারণভূমিতে গজানো হলুদ রঙের ফুলগাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

primevère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cowslip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Primel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立金花
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cowslip으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cowslip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây ngọc trâm hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய காட்டுச் செடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गायीचे गोळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çuhaçiçeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

primula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cowslip
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

первоцвіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciuboțica-cucului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πασχαλίτσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gulden sleutelbloem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cowslip
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cowslip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cowslip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COWSLIP»

The term «cowslip» is normally little used and occupies the 128.286 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COWSLIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cowslip» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cowslip» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cowslip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COWSLIP»

Discover the use of cowslip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cowslip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cowslip
Relates the trials of a thirteen-year-old slave girl at the beginning of the Civil War.
Betsy Haynes, 1990
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Cowslip: a novel
Julia Fleischer has just been signed to a major record label and the studio is ready to capture her voice for millions to hear.
Kirk Sigurdson, 2003
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Little Effie's cowslip-ball
Effie (little.) her many things ; among them, the lesson that her wayward little heart would always be going wrong, unless its unruly wills and affections were ordered by Him who alone could order them. He knows what children's trials and  ...
Effie (little.), 1863
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The Cowslip, or More cautionary stories, in verse. By the ...
~J'\1 THE COWSLIP. The New Book. A NEAT little book, full of pictures, was bought For a. good little girl who was glad to be taught. She read all the tales, and then said to her. A3.
‎1855
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Shakespeare's Flowers
Where the bee sucks, there suck I, In a cowslip's hell I lie. COWSLIP -THE TEMPEST The cowslips tall her pensioners he; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In their freckles live their savours; I must go seek some ...
Jessica Kerr, 1997
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At Home in Nature, a user's guide
Cowslip leaves have been traditionally used in Spanish cooking as a salad green. Uses in English cookery includes using the flowers to flavor country wine and vinegars, sugared to be a sweet or eaten as part of a composed salad while the ...
Mary Choate and Aaron Brachfeld
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The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: ...
HARMONY; -COWSLIP. '»"-( 4*5 At Basingstoke, .tune 22, 1 787-, Chauvtkr, 8st. 101b. won 501. fdr five-year olds : and upwards, beating, at three four-mile heats, iMike of Queensberry's lnca, 5 years old, 8st. 101b. and Mr Richards13 Justice.
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
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REA's Testbuster for the LSAT: With CD-ROM for Both Windows ...
The roles to be performed are Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Puck, Peaseblossom and Cowslip. From oldest to youngest, the performers are Allie, Bobby, Cary, Donny, Eddy, and Fergie, respectively. The person playing Oberon is not Eddy, but is ...
Staff of Research Education Association, 1999
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The turf register, and sportsman & breeder's stud-book, by ...
1788.) HARMONY. COWSLIP. 415 At Basingstoke, June 22, 1787, Chaunter, 8st. 101b. won 501. for five-year olds and upwards, beating, at three four-mile heats, Duke of Queensberry's Inca, 5 years old, 8st. 101b. and Mr Richards's Justice.
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
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Alexander's modern acting drama: consisting of the most ...
Enter Cowslip with a bowl of cream. My sweet Cowslip, properly called Cow's-lip. Nani- native, kanc, hue, et hoc. Cowslip. I have put the hock into the syllabub, Mr. lingo, and here it is. Lingo. What a sensible soul it is. Cowslip. Will you take it ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COWSLIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cowslip is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's in Bloom: Primula florindae
Primula florindae, also known as the giant or Tibetan cowslip, makes ... summer like no other is Primula florindae, the giant or Tibetan cowslip. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
2
Favourite Wildlife
Birmingham and the Black Country we chose the foxglove, in Staffordshire heather, Warwickshire honeysuckle, and Worcestershire cowslip. «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
3
Richardson can be Queen bee at Ponte
Up at Musselburgh's evening meeting, COWSLIP, who has been in such excellent form over hurdles this summer, should be noted back on the ... «Gazette & Herald, Jun 15»
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the guardian quick crossword-11872
18 Cowslip, perhaps (7). 20 Finger next to the. thumb (5). 22 Seeing stars? (5). 23 With great enthusiasm (4,3). 24 Esteem (6). 25 Nice place! «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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Thatcham house evacuated in busy night for firefighters
Firefighters from Newbury, Caversham Road and Kingsclere spent around two hours battling the blaze at a house in Cowslip Crescent. «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jun 15»
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Bath City Farm celebrates 20 years
... was unimproved with a history of traditional grazing, so wild flowers, such as cowslip, oxe-eye daisy, knapweed and scabious, flourished. «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
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The beauty left behind The author says good-bye to gardens crafted …
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL B. WILSON Primroses and daffocils in the original garden. The cowslip primroses were grown from seed. «GazetteNET, Jun 15»
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Why this really is the time to leave London for the country
16th-century Cowslip Cottage, near Framlingham, Suffolk, is on sale for £650,000 (01473 234800; savills.co.uk). So intense is Londoners' ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Horse rocked by triple whammy
Rocking Horse lost all threee matches against Goose and Cowslip in the ... Goose and Cowslip won 6-4 in both the darts and fives and threes ... «Wakefield Express, Jun 15»
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Deleting a worldview
Here are some of the words excised: acorn, bluebell, colt, cowslip, cygnet, doe, dandelion, ferret, gerbil, hazelnut, heron, kingfisher, lark, ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cowslip [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cowslip>. Apr 2024 ».
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