- A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or
flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected
by closely overlapping scales. - A little case in which certain insects pass the
winter. - Winter home or abiding place.
- Ornamental case - Pendant - Pendant that opens and closes - Small case on a chain - Small ornamental case - A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or
other ornament. - A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair,
usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.
- Stay-at-home mum - The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the
female head of a household. - A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and
for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. - A hussy. - Alt. of Housewive
- A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate
from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or
compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel,
called umbellet, or umbellule.