edelweiss

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Even the frozen Alpine rock sends forth its edelweiss, and the heart of a princess is first the heart of a woman, and must blossom when its spring comes.

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  1. noun An alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), native to Europe and having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads surrounded by conspicuous whitish bracts.

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  • The list of kills grew steadily as the edelweiss boat relentlessly hunted and destroyed ships going in and out of the Freetown area. —  Grey Wolf, Grey Sea
  • The swan logo replaced the original edelweiss flower in 1988, so sculptures created after that date bear the swan mark. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
  • All manner of teas, hearty alpine herbs like edelweiss, and rare fruit extracts will be joined by more - and possibly increasingly obscure - sources of skin-benefiting antioxidants. —  TravelDailyNews.com
  • For "swaps" the visitors to our booth got to make a mini button with the Austrian flag, edelweiss or Mozart on it.
  • Some people love the music, some people love Julie Andrews, and some people would like to stop hearing about the lonely goatherd and edelweiss, thank you very much. —  Box Office Prophets
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  1. German : edel, noble (from Middle High German edele, from Old High German edili) + weiss, white (from Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, hwīz; see kweit- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. German, from edel, noble, precious (= English obsolete athel, q. v.), + weiss = English white.
 

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