Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fit for a garden.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Fit for a garden.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Fit for a
garden .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin hortensius, hortensis, from hortus garden; akin to English yard an enclosure.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hortensial.
Examples
-
"Doubtless," Mr. Erwyn considered, "your astonishment will be extreme when you rebuke him, there above hortensial beer jugs --"
Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes James Branch Cabell 1918
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.