Jardiniere is a noun for an ornamental pot or stand for plants, derived from the French word for gardener.
Jardiniere (jahr-duh-NEER) is a noun that refers to an ornamental stand or holder for plants or flowers. It comes from the French word for gardener, 'jardinière.'
| Word | jardiniere |
|---|---|
| Date | August 2, 2014 |
| Type | noun |
| Syllables | jahr-duh-NEER |
| Etymology | The seeds of "jardiniere" were planted back in ancient Germanic languages whose words for "garden" eventually grew into Old French "jardin," a term that produced several offshoots, including the French word "jardinier," meaning "gardener," and its feminine form "jardinière" (literally, "female gardener"). It was that "jardinière" that blossomed into the French (and later the English) word for a large ornamental flowerpot or plant stand. By the way, the Germanic forerunners of the French terms are also distantly linked to another word important to English-speakers: "garden." |
| Examples | For dinner we ate slow-braised beef short ribs served with a jardiniere of garden-fresh vegetables. "The show's most spectacular piece, displayed in the center of the exhibition space, is a jade-green stoneware jardiniere called 'Vase des Binelles' (1903) by Hector Guimard…." - Ken Johnson, The New York Times, February 13, 2014 |
| Definition | 1 a : an ornamental stand for plants or flowers b : a large usually ceramic flowerpot holder 2 : a garnish for meat consisting of several cooked vegetables cut into pieces |
Tags: wordoftheday::noun
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