lavender
To decorate or perfume with lavenderTo decorate or perfume with lavender.
» Tom planted lavender.
Meaning
1 sensesTo decorate or perfume with lavender.
Examples
33 sentencesTom planted lavender.
Nothing grew there besides wild lavender.
ruКроме дикой лаванды, там ничего не росло. — Karok
deEs wuchs dort nichts außer wildem Lavendel. — al_ex_an_der
This new chair is lavender-blue.
Tom loves the smell of lavender.
deTom liebt Lavendelduft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Jasmine and lavender are my favorite scents.
ruЖасминовый и лавандовый — мои любимые ароматы. — Karok
Origin
From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval LFrom Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes.
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Forms
lavenders, lavendering, lavendered, lavendered| Base form | lavender · to lavender |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lavenders |
| Present participle | lavendering |
| Past simple | lavendered |
| Past participle | lavendered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle