Lackstock

See also: lackstock

German

Etymology

Lack + Stock

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈläkʃ͡tɔk]

Noun

Lackstock m (strong, genitive Lackstockes or Lackstocks, plural Lackstöcke, diminutive Lackstöckchen n)

  1. (dated) common wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)
    • 1876, Müller, Karl, “Über Modeblumen und Modepflanzen. Ein Culturbild”, in Unsere Zeit: deutsche Revue der Gegenwart, volume 12 1/2GB, page 49:
      Eine Nelke, eine Levkoi, ein Lackstock u. dgl. war fast alles, was man an den Fenstern damaliger Zeit gewahrte.
      A carnation, a stock, a wallflower and the like was nearly all that one could discern on the windows of that time.
    Synonyms: Lackviole, Goldlack, Gold-Levkoje
    Hypernym: Schöterich

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