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Althea   /ælθˈiə/   Listen
Althea

noun
1.
Any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea.  Synonyms: althaea, hollyhock.



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"Althea" Quotes from Famous Books



... audaciously impudent ones are worthy to survive. From the equally chaotic product of Colonel Richard Lovelace stand out the two well-known bits of noble idealism, 'To Lucasta, Going to the Wars,' and 'To Althea, from Prison.' George Wither (1588-1667), a much older man than Suckling and Lovelace, may be mentioned with them as the writer in his youth of light-hearted love-poems. But in the Civil War he took the side of Parliament and under Cromwell he rose to the rank ...
— A History of English Literature • Robert Huntington Fletcher

... Clitander gains the moiety of a fortune by marrying the young, gay Miranda, but cannot rest without securing to himself the portion of the elder sister as well. Althea's thoughtful and less volatile nature has hitherto resisted the assaults of love, but her insidious brother-in-law undermines her virtue by giving her wanton books and tempting her with soft speeches until she yields ...
— The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood • George Frisbie Whicher

... the beginning of term, though we get tired of it after a while. We had verbs this morning with lots of r's in them—accourir and servir and reconnaitre—so I winked to Althea and Maggie and we had a dandy time. It saves lots of work," she added reflectively. "Every time Miss Watson rolled an r, one of us put up a hand and asked to have the word repeated. We just couldn't understand her. We made it last for most of the period, and the ...
— Judy of York Hill • Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett



Words linked to "Althea" :   marsh mallow, genus Althaea, Althea rosea, hollyhock, Althea officinalis, Althea Gibson, althaea, mallow, white mallow



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