picotee

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Heddewigii; imperialis; laciniatus, Salmon Queen; plumarius; superbus, dwarf fl. pl.; picotee.

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  1. noun A carnation having pale petals bordered by a darker color.

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  • Among those who remained faithful were Lord LAMBOURNE (in the Peers' Gallery), who had for this occasion substituted a posy of primroses for his usual picotee, and, quaintly enough, Mr. HOGGE, who had not hitherto been suspected of Disraelian sympathies Illustration A primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose was to him And it was nothing more Mr. HOGGE had not hitherto been suspected of Disraelian sympathies For a Budget-day the attendance was smaller than usual. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-25
  • Heddewigii; imperialis; laciniatus, Salmon Queen; plumarius; superbus, dwarf fl. pl.; picotee. —  Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
  • Among those who remained faithful were Lord LAMBOURNE (in the Peers 'Gallery), who had for this occasion substituted a posy of primroses for his usual picotee, and, quaintly enough, Mr. HOGGE, who had not hitherto been suspected of Disraelian sympathies. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-25
  • Dianthus, the Margaret varieties, Dwarf Perpetual, Caryophyllus semperflorens, Chinensis, dentosus hybridus, Heddewigii, imperialis, laciniatus, plumarius, superbus dwarf, picotee, Comtesse de Paris. —  Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
 

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  1. French picoté, marked with points, past participle of picoter, to mark with points, from picot, point, picot; see picot.

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  1. Formerly also picketee, piquette; said to be from French picotie, named after Picot, Baron de la Peyrouse (1744-1818), a French botanist.
 

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