Ivy
['aɪvɪ] or ['aɪvi]
Definition
(noun.) Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits.
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Definition
(n.) A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers.
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Definition
n. a creeping evergreen plant on trees and walls.—adjs. I′vied I′vyed I′vy-man′tled overgrown or mantled with ivy.—n. I′vy-bush a plant of ivy formerly hung over tavern-doors the ivy being sacred to Bacchus.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing ivy growing on trees or houses, predicts excellent health and increase of fortune. Innumerable joys will succeed this dream. To a young woman, it augurs many prized distinctions. If she sees ivy clinging to the wall in the moonlight, she will have clandestine meetings with young men. Withered ivy, denotes broken engagements and sadness.
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Examples
- The arbour was an arch in the wall, lined with ivy; it contained a rustic seat. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In his case a trailer of ivy had given way under his weight, and we saw by the light of a lantern the mark on the lawn where his heels had come down. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Whole ages have fled and their works decayed, And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade, From its hale and hearty green. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The brave old plant in its lonely days, Shall fatten upon the past; For the stateliest building man can raise, Is the Ivy's food at last. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Creeping on where time has been, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I would have wound myself like ivy inextricably round them, so that the same blow might destroy us. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He had undoubtedly let himself down by the ivy, for we could see the marks of his feet where he had landed on the lawn. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I beg your pardon, but you were talking about the song of the Ivy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Behind the musicians came lads garlanded with wreaths of intermingled violets and ivy, bearing thyrsi. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I knew there was such a hollow, hidden partly by ivy and creepers growing thick round; and there I meditated hiding my treasure. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The ivy and the moss crept in thick clusters over the old trees, and the soft green turf overspread the ground like a silken mat. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is inconceivable, for example, that this ivy and this lawn would have yielded nothing to an expert observer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Creeping where grim death has been, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Well, I cleared away the ivy, and found the hole; it was large enough to receive the jar, and I thrust it deep in. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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