| truelove | 1. One really beloved. 2. <botany> A plant. See Paris. 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. "Under his tongue a truelove he bore." (Chaucer) Truelove knot, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; called also true-lover's knot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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