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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Jonet, n.¹ [ME. flour iaunette, appar. the yellow water-lily (1480, Caxton), 16th c. F. jaunet, jaunette. Cf. Janet. Appar. chiefly Sc.] Floure jonet and jonet flowr, a name orig. applied to some yellow flowers, including appar. species of St. John's Wort (see note in Kingis Q., S.T.S., p. 71), and later appar. to other flowers, perh. including the carnation or clove-pink. c1409-1436 Kingis Q. xlvii.]
[The plumys eke like to the floure-jonettis 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. L 270.
Gevin … to clay the trone agane the said play; for upstikin of jonet flowers upone the samin, viij s. 1570 Sat. P. xv. 13.
Ȝe baselik and jonet flowris, Ȝe gerofleis so sweit a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxv. 39.
Hir comelie cheeks of vive colour, Of rid and vhyt ymixt, Ar lyk the sanguene jonet flour Into the lillie fixt c1650 Spalding I. 49.
The gois symmer matchles fair in Morray, … the gardyne herbis revivit, jonet fflouris and roissis springing at Martimes