Alchemilla vulgaris. It has a bitterish, astringent taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an astringent.' name='description'> lady's-mantle - definition and meaning

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An Old World rosaceous herb, Alchemilla vulgaris. It has a bitterish, astringent taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

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Examples

  • Around them as they passed the soft mosses glowed with gold and crimson, and the edges of the lady's-mantle shimmered with such diamonds and pearls as never adorned a lady's mantle yet.

    Julian Home 1867

  • "This pale flower, and that with the green flowers and the great leaves, are lady's-smock and lady's-mantle; they say they are named after the

    Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Sarah Tytler 1870

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