painted lady

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
2. isim A painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), a forest wildflower of North America.
3. isim A flower of the pea family (Gompholobium scabrum), native to southwestern Australia.
4. isim A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).

   “In Cheyenne in 1883, a Dr. W.A. Wyan tried in vain to save painted lady Sallie Talbot.”

5. isim A Victorian house repainted with vibrant colors to accentuate the architectural design, especially in San Francisco, California.

   “An archetypal American streetscape is lined with Aesthetic movement houses: Stick Style cottages with muscular roof trusses and exposed timbering; many-colored painted ladies with gingerbread porches; […]”

6. isim A sea snail (Phasianella australis).