cowslip, paigle, Primula veris
(noun) early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior
(noun) Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paigle (plural paigles)
(obsolete) cowslip
• -plegia, pilage, plegia
Source: Wiktionary
Pai"gle, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
Definition: A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
