golden cup

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

English

Noun

golden cup (plural golden cups)

  1. (now rare) Any of various buttercups (genus Ranunculus). [from 18th c.]
    • 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 234:
      [T]heir maid has dressed their hats with cowslips, orchisses, cuckoo-flowers, and golden-cups […] .
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=golden_cup&oldid=78371400"