Marigold

So called in honour of the Virgin Mary, and hence the introduction of marigold windows in lady chapels. (See Marygold.)

“This riddle, Cuddy, if thou canst, explain . .

What flower is that which bears the Virgin’s name

The richest metal added to the same?”

Gay: Pastoral.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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