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Pansy   /pˈænzi/   Listen
Pansy

noun
(pl. pansies)
1.
Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors.  Synonym: Viola tricolor hortensis.
2.
A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.  Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, sissy.
3.
Offensive term for an openly homosexual man.  Synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer.



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"Pansy" Quotes from Famous Books



... patient, faithful, saucy, spirited, violet, dahlia, sheep, pansy, ox, dog, horse, rose, gentle, duck, sly, waddling, cooing, chattering, homely, chirping, puss, robin, dove, sparrow, ...
— Higher Lessons in English • Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg

... the greatest and the most harmonious contrast to blue; red and blue form violet or purple, so much admired in contrast with yellow in the pansy; yellow and blue form green, the contrast to red, and the color needed to restore the tone of the optic nerve when strained or fatigued by undue attention to red. This is the most common and admirable contrast in the vegetable kingdom; the brilliant red blossom or fruit, with green leaves, ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy • Various

... Hyasugi to Kaminawoe. The jagged range on the left is Shusai- yama, all sharply green, with the giant Daikoku-yama overtopping all; and its peaks bear the names of gods. Much more remote, upon our right, enormous, pansy-purple, tower the shapes of the Kita-yama, or northern range; filing away in tremendous procession toward the sunset, fading more and more as they stretch west, to vanish suddenly at last, after the ghostliest conceivable manner, into ...
— Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan - First Series • Lafcadio Hearn

... embroidered in a specially delicate fashion. Fine floss silk was used in soft colourings, and whole surfaces were covered with tiny embroidered sprays of natural-coloured flowers. Really exquisite stitchery was put into the graceful honeysuckle, the pansy, carnation, and rose clusters which decorated the dresses. The bodices, sacques, and skirts of the early eighteenth-century ladies were embroidered with real artistic taste and feeling. Some of the old dresses kept at South Kensington show the exquisite specimens of this class of needlework; ...
— Chats on Old Lace and Needlework • Emily Leigh Lowes

... with sudden irritation and that fretful look came to her eyes which accompanies a lack of comprehension. "Upon my word, well, upon my word, of all the vixens that ever lived, and you looking like a yellow pansy and too sweet for daily use! Such thoughts in your head! ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker


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