thyme
English
Etymology
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From Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).
Pronunciation
Noun
thyme (countable and uncountable, plural thymes)
- Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
Usage notes
- In older Irish and British poems and songs, the plant was sometimes seen as a metaphor for virginity and chastity.
examples
- 17th century, A Bunch of Thyme (traditional song):
- Come all ye maidens young and fair
- And you that are blooming in your prime
- Always beware and keep your garden fair
- Let no man steal away your thyme
- 1792, Kellyburn Braes (Robert Burns Poem):
- I've got a bad wife, sir, that's a' my complaint,
- Hey, and the rue grows bonie wi' thyme;
- "For, savin your presence, to her ye're a saint,"
- And the thyme it is wither'd, and rue is in prime.
- 19th century, A Sprig of Thyme (traditional):
- Wunst I had a sprig of thyme,
- it prospered by night and by day
- ill a false young man came acourtin' te me,
- and he stole all this thyme away.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
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External links
- thyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰy.me/, [ˈt̪ʰʏmɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.me/, [ˈt̪iːme]
Noun
(deprecated template usage) thyme
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