Daisy Definition
Any similar member of the composite family; esp., the English daisy.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Boots or other footwear. From daisy roots.
- to be dead and buried
Other Word Forms of Daisy
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Daisy
- push up (the) daisies
Origin of Daisy
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From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spanish word for "daisy".
From Wiktionary
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Middle English daisie from Old English dæges ēage dæges genitive of dæg day agh- in Indo-European roots ēage eye okw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English dæġes ēaġe (“day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night.
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