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Camberwell beauty

Camberwell beauty

/ -wəl; ˈkæmbəˌwɛl /

noun

  1. a nymphalid butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, of temperate regions, having dark purple wings with cream-yellow borders US namemourning cloak
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Camberwell beauty1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Camberwell beauty1

C19: named after Camberwell, a district of S London
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Example Sentences

Vanessa, va-nes′a, n. a genus of butterflies, e.g. the Vanessa atalanta or Red Admiral, Vanessa antiope or Camberwell Beauty.

Camberwell beauty, kam′ber-wel bū′ti, n.

In England it has the more suggestive title of Camberwell Beauty, and country boys are said to call it the Yellow Edge butterfly.

In many books this species is spoken of by its English name Camberwell Beauty.

Butterflies and several other things are often attracted by sugared trees, whether old or fresh; and Dr. Knaggs says that by day several butterflies, chiefly Vanessidae, a group comprising the "Peacock," the "Tortoiseshell," the "Red Admiral," the "Painted Lady," and the "Camberwell Beauty," have a penchant for the sugar, and may, by this means, be enticed within our reach; and the "Purple Emperor" has thus been frequently entrapped.

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