Meaning of Jonquil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
2. A female given name from English.
   rare
3. A shade of yellow.

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Examples

“She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.”

“At sunset dusky ghosts of sampans, laden with families living up the river, glide homeward against a jonquil sky.”

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