English Dictionary: nosebleed | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for nosebleed | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yarrow \Yar"row\, n. [OE. yarowe, yarwe, [f4]arowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.) An American and European composite plant ({Achillea Millefolium}) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also {milfoil}, and {nosebleed}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nosebleed \Nose"bleed`\, n. 1. A bleeding at the nose. 2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See {Yarrow}. |