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单词 mist maiden
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Definition of mist maiden in English:

mist maiden

noun
  • 1Poetic an ethereal female form, especially a personification of mist.

  • 2US regional, any member of the genus Romanzoffia (family Hydrophyllaceae), comprising small, white-flowered rock plants native to western North America; especially R. sitchensis.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly.

Definition of mist maiden in US English:

mist maiden

noun
  • 1Poetic an ethereal female form, especially a personification of mist.

  • 2US regional, any member of the genus Romanzoffia (family Hydrophyllaceae), comprising small, white-flowered rock plants native to western North America; especially R. sitchensis.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly.

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