DAISY


Meaning of DAISY in English

— daisied , adj.

/day"zee/ , n. , pl. daisies .

1. any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.

2. Also called daisy ham . a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds. Cf. picnic (def. 3).

3. Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality: That new car is a daisy.

4. a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.

5. push up daisies , Informal. to be dead and buried.

[ bef. 1000; ME dayesye, OE daegesege the day's eye ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .