Valentine's

English

Proper noun

Valentine's

1. Ellipsis of Valentine's Day.
   • 2004 November, Lesley Zobian, “Chapter 4”, in Valentine's Day, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 45:

     Samantha pressed the garish Valentine’s card to her still flushed cheek one more time, for it had been a particularly long time since she had received the last gift.

   • 2005, Gregory Maguire, One Final Firecracker, →ISBN, page 148:

     A small dot of blood, red as a Valentine’s rose, bloomed against her alabaster skin.

   • 2007 February 14, Susan Lake, Karen Bean May, “Chapter 12: Print Standards”, in The Business of Technology: Digital Multimedia, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, Unit 3: Desktop Publishing, page 165:

     Specialty Candies, a popular choice for all occasions, is offering a Valentine’s basket that is the perfect choice for your sweetheart.

   • 2007 November 15, Michael Iacobucci, “Erstwhile”, in In and Out of Love, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, What Day Is This?:

     I only regret that I will miss / You in my arms and a Valentine’s kiss. / I have only kissed you once my dear / But that kiss can’t be compared / To all the others I’ve had in years. / You have a nice Valentine’s Day / I’ll be thinking of you / And all the others we’ll go through!

   • 2010 April 12, Amy Shannon, “Final Good-Bye”, in Life's Written Past, →ISBN, page 38:

     “No, I’m taking them. Her wedding rings, her Valentine’s ring, and the necklace I gave her. I’m keeping those.” / “Valentine’s ring?” / “Yeah, that one right there,” Terry smiled. “Randy gave that to her one year for Valentine’ Day. […] ”

   • 2010, Meg Fargher, Helen Dooley, The Adolescent Storm - A Handbook for Parents, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

     Jemma is surprised to hear her name called and she shyly walks towards the outstreched hand wielding the plastic Valentine’s rose.

   • 2012, Adam K Randle, “Communicate Your Love”, in Hot Tips & Treats: Making Valentine's Day Special, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

     Now we come to the Valentine’s present. The Valentine’s present is not just a card that says “I Love You” or a beautiful bouquet of flowers, but a gift that expresses all the above messages without a word.

   • 2012 July 6, Nikki Alfar, Vincent Michael Simbulan, quoting Charles Tan, “A Yellow Brick Road Valentine”, in Philippine Speculative Fiction, volume 5, →ISBN, the Valentine’s gift:

     IT TOOK A month for Francis to come up with the perfect Valentine’s gift, and a week to wrap it. What he couldn’t muster in words, he hoped the present would convey. / He put his heart into the Valentine’s gift.

   • 2014 April 24, Candy Harper, “Wednesday 15th February”, in Keep the Faith, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:

     At one point I plucked up the courage to say, ‘So Megs was going on about her Valentine’s rose from Cameron yesterday.’

   • 2014 June 3, Lynne Branard, “Chapter Fifteen”, in The Art of Arranging Flowers, Penguin Publishing Group, →ISBN:

     I glance at the clock above the door. Cooper is already six hours late delivering the Valentine’s flowers.

   • 2019 February 5, Robert Jeschonek, Valentine's Day at Glosser's: A Johnstown Tale, →ISBN:

     As Emily watched, he wrote something in a Valentine’s card, then slipped it into a red envelope, licked the flap, and sealed it.

   • 2023 February 26, Bill Addison, “Wake up! Los Angeles is a coffee paradise”, in Los Angeles Times, page L10:

     Kumquat changes its lineup of coffees monthly, including additions of restrained, calibrated coffee drinks. For February, the shop introduced a Valentine’s-themed concoction: the Ruby Marocchino espresso mixed with hot chocolate ganache and pineberry syrup.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Valentine,‎ -'s.

Derived terms

• Valentinesy

Anagrams

• Levantines