eglantine

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Her form was simply perfect; her breath was like the eglantine, and her cheek wore the morning blush of the moss-rose.

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  1. noun See sweetbrier.

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  1. Middle English eglentin, from Old French eglantine, diminutive of aiglent, from Vulgar Latin *aculentum, from neuter of *aculentus, spiny, from Latin aculeus, spine, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also eglentine; first in the 16th century, from French eglantinc, *aiglantine, now églantine (= Provencal aiglentina), eglantine (cf. Old French aiglantin, adjective, pertaining to the eglantine); with suffix -ine (English -ine, L. -inus, feminine -ina), from Old French aiglant, aiglent, aglent = Provencal aguilen, sweetbrier, hip-tree, from Latin aculentus, an assumed form, literally prickly, thorny, from aculeus, a sting, prickle, thorn, from acus, a point, needle: see aculeus, and cf. aglet.
 

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/ˈɛglæntɪn/
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