old a: old man's beard

old 'Took a walk with John Billings to swordy well to gather some "old mans beard" which hangs about the hedges in full bloom its downy cluters of artificial like flowers appear at first sight as if the hedge was litterd with bunches of white cotton.' [This entry is dated 'W...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/59474 2023-12-31T10:19:18+01:00 old a: old man's beard image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59474 eng eng O John Clare, _The Natural History Prose Writings_ (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 198: References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13271 O_13271_old http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59474 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z old 'Took a walk with John Billings to swordy well to gather some "old mans beard" which hangs about the hedges in full bloom its downy cluters of artificial like flowers appear at first sight as if the hedge was litterd with bunches of white cotton.' [This entry is dated 'Wednessday 3 Nov. 1824] ed. footnote: '_Clematis Vitalba_, traveller's joy.' Noted simply as an example of the common way in which Old Country terms get applied to overseas flora & fauna. DNE Sup G.M.Story AUG 4 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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old a: old man's beard
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description old 'Took a walk with John Billings to swordy well to gather some "old mans beard" which hangs about the hedges in full bloom its downy cluters of artificial like flowers appear at first sight as if the hedge was litterd with bunches of white cotton.' [This entry is dated 'Wednessday 3 Nov. 1824] ed. footnote: '_Clematis Vitalba_, traveller's joy.' Noted simply as an example of the common way in which Old Country terms get applied to overseas flora & fauna. DNE Sup G.M.Story AUG 4 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used
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title_full old a: old man's beard
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title_full_unstemmed old a: old man's beard
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59474
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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John Clare, _The Natural History Prose Writings_
(Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 198:
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13271
O_13271_old
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