Meaning of Mary-bud | Babel Free
Examples
“And winking Mary-buds begin⟳ / To ope their golden eyes: / With every thing that pretty is, / My lady sweet, arise⟳.”
“The garden lay⟳ below me, and the dewy meadows beyond. In the one, bees were busy ruffling the ruddy gillyflowers and April stocks; in the other, the hedge twigs were all frosted with Mary buds, as if Spring⟳ had brushed them with the fleece of her wings in passing.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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