[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

love \love\ lu^v, n. oe. love, luve, as. lufe, lufu; akin
   to e. lief, believe, l. lubet, libet, it pleases, skr. lubh
   to be lustful. see lief.
   1. a feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
      delights or commands admiration; pre"eminent kindness or
      devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
      of brothers and sisters.
      1913 webster

            of all the dearest bonds we prove
            thou countest sons' and mothers' love
            most sacred, most thine own.          --keble.
      1913 webster

   2. especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
      affection for, one of the opposite sex.
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            he on his side
            leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love
            hung over her enamored.               --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
      to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
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            demetrius . . .
            made love to nedar's daughter, helena,
            and won her soul.                     --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
      desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often
      with of and an object.
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            love, and health to all.              --shak.
      1913 webster

            smit with the love of sacred song.    --milton.
      1913 webster

            the love of science faintly warmed his breast.
                                                  --fenton.
      1913 webster

   5. due gratitude and reverence to god.
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            keep yourselves in the love of god.   --jude 21.
      1913 webster

   6. the object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
      address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest
      love was reading. "trust me, love." --dryden.
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            open the temple gates unto my love.   --spenser.
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   7. cupid, the god of love; sometimes, venus.
      1913 webster

            such was his form as painters, when they show
            their utmost art, on naked lores bestow. --dryden.
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            therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw love.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   8. a thin silk stuff. obs. --boyle.
      1913 webster

   9. bot. a climbing species of clematis clematis
      vitalba.
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   10. nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
       counting score at tennis, etc.
       1913 webster

             he won the match by three sets to love. --the
                                                  field.
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   11. sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism.
       pjc

   note: love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
         most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
         love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
         love-taught, etc.
         1913 webster

   a labor of love, a labor undertaken on account of regard
      for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
      without expectation of reward.

   free love, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
      of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. see
      free love.

   free lover, one who avows or practices free love.

   in love, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
      the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.

   love apple bot., the tomato.

   love bird zool., any one of several species of small,
      short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
      agapornis, and allied genera. they are mostly from
      africa. some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
      celebrated for the affection which they show for their
      mates.

   love broker, a person who for pay acts as agent between
      lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --shak.

   love charm, a charm for exciting love. --ld. lytton.

   love child. an illegitimate child. --jane austen.

   love day, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
      adjustment of differences. obs. --piers plowman.
      --chaucer.

   love drink, a love potion; a philter. --chaucer.

   love favor, something given to be worn in token of love.

   love feast, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
      religious denominations, as the moravians and methodists,
      in imitation of the agapae of the early christians.

   love feat, the gallant act of a lover. --shak.

   love game, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
      person or party does not score a point.

   love grass. g. liebesgras. bot. any grass of the genus
      eragrostis.

   love-in-a-mist. bot.
       a an herb of the buttercup family nigella damascena
           having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
           bracts.
       b the west indian passiflora foetida, which has
           similar bracts.

   love-in-idleness bot., a kind of violet; the small pansy.
      1913 webster

            a little western flower,
            before milk-white, now purple with love's wound;
            and maidens call it love-in-idleness. --shak.

   love juice, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
      --shak.

   love knot, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
      being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
      affection. --milman.

   love lass, a sweetheart.

   love letter, a letter of courtship. --shak.

   love-lies-bleeding bot., a species of amaranth
      amarantus melancholicus.

   love match, a marriage brought about by love alone.

   love potion, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
      or venereal desire.

   love rites, sexual intercourse. --pope

   love scene, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
      stage.

   love suit, courtship. --shak.

   of all loves, for the sake of all love; by all means.
      obs. "mrs. arden desired him of all loves to come back
      again." --holinshed.

   the god of love, or the love god, cupid.

   to make love, to engage in sexual intercourse; -- a
      euphemism.

   to make love to, to express affection for; to woo. "if you
      will marry, make your loves to me." --shak.

   to play for love, to play a game, as at cards, without
      stakes. "a game at piquet for love." --lamb.
      1913 webster +pjc

   syn: affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
        delight.
        1913 webster
see also:
lief hate lematis clematis vitalba a labor of love free love 
free lover in love love apple love bird agapornis 
love broker love charm love child love day love drink 
love favor love feast love feat love game love grass 
eragrostis love-in-a-mist nigella damascena passiflora foetida love-in-idleness 
love juice love knot love lass love letter love-lies-bleeding 
amarantus melancholicus love match love potion love rites love scene 
love suit of all loves the god of love the love god to make love 
to make love to to play for love 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ragged \rag"ged\ ra^g"ge^d, a. from rag, n.
   1. rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
      as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
      1913 webster

   2. broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
      jagged; as, ragged rocks.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. r.
      "a ragged noise of mirth." --herbert.
      1913 webster

   4. wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
      1913 webster

   5. rough; shaggy; rugged.
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            what shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --dryden.
      1913 webster

   ragged lady bot., the fennel flower nigella
      damascena.

   ragged robin bot., a plant of the genus lychnis
      lychnis flos-cuculi, cultivated for its handsome
      flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.

   ragged sailor bot., prince's feather polygonum
      orientale.

   ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
      are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
      because they came in their common clothing. eng.
      1913 webster -- rag"gedly, adv. -- rag"gedness, n.
      1913 webster raggie
see also:
rag ragged lady nigella damascena ragged robin lychnis lychnis flos-cuculi 
ragged sailor polygonum orientale ragged school rag"gedly rag"gedness 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bishop's-wort \bish"op's-wort`\, n. bot.
   wood betony stachys betonica; also, the plant called
   fennel flower nigella damascena, or devil-in-a-bush.
   1913 webster
see also:
stachys betonica nigella damascena 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fennel \fen"nel\ fe^n"ne^l, n. as. fenol, finol, from l.
   feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. f.
   fenouil. cf. fenugreek. finochio. bot.
   a perennial plant of the genus faeniculum faeniculum
   vulgare, having very finely divided leaves. it is
   cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of
   its seeds.
   1913 webster

         smell of sweetest fennel.                --milton.
   1913 webster

         a sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
         bottle of the tender sex.                --s. g.
                                                  goodrich.
   1913 webster

   azorean fennel, or sweet fennel, faeniculum dulce.
      it is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,
      and is used as a pot herb.

   dog's fennel anthemis cotula, a foul-smelling european
      weed; -- called also mayweed.

   fennel flower bot., an herb nigella of the buttercup
      family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
      fennel. nigella damascena is common in gardens. nigella
      sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,
      etc., in india. these seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in
      isaiah xxviii. 25.

   fennel water med., the distilled water of fennel seed. it
      is stimulant and carminative.

   giant fennel ferula communis, has stems full of pith,
      which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
      prometheus.

   hog's fennel, a european plant peucedanum officinale
      looking something like fennel.
      1913 webster
see also:
fenugreek finochio faeniculum faeniculum vulgare azorean fennel sweet fennel 
faeniculum dulce dog's fennel anthemis cotula mayweed fennel flower 
nigella nigella damascena nigella sativa fennel water giant fennel 
ferula communis hog's fennel peucedanum officinale 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nigella damascena
     n : european garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or
         pale blue flowers syn: love-in-a-mist
see also:
love-in-a-mist 

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