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Webster 1913 Edition


Culverkey

Cul′ver-keyˊ

(-k?ˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree.
Wright.
2.
An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (
Scilla nutans
).
[Obs.]
A girl cropping
culverkeys
and cowslips to make garlands.
Walton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Culverkey

CULVERKEY

,
Noun.
A plant or flower.

Definition 2024


culverkey

culverkey

English

Noun

culverkey (plural culverkeys)

  1. (obsolete) A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Hyacinthoides non-scripta).
    • Walton
      a girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands