| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
jasmine (ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also winter jasmine Also called: jessamine any oleaceous shrub or climbing plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Jasminum, esp J. officinalis: widely cultivated for their white, yellow, or red fragrant flowers, which are used in making perfume and in flavouring tea |
| 2. | any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine) |
| 3. | a light to moderate yellow colour |
| [C16: from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn] | |