love spoon

love spoon
An ornately carved spoon, sometimes with double bowl, traditionally made from a single piece of wood by young men, especially in Wales, as a love token for a sweetheart.

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  • Love spoon — A love spoon is an ornately carved spoon traditionally made from a single piece of wood by young men, especially in Wales, as a love token for their sweethearts, to show their affection and intentions. History Origins The earliest surviving… …   Wikipedia

  • love spoon — noun Etymology: translation of Welsh llwy serch : a wooden spoon often with double bowl formerly carved by a Welsh suitor as an engagement gift for his promised bride * * * love spoon, a wooden spoon with twin bowls, formerly part of Welsh… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spoon River Anthology — (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of unusual, short, free form poems that collectively describe the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters home town. The collection… …   Wikipedia

  • Spoon (band) — Spoon (groupe) Spoon Spoon en live à Austin, Texas (2006) Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • spoon´i|ness — spoon|y «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|ies. Informal. –adj. foolish or silly in lovemaking; demonstratively fond: »I was never in love myself, but I ve seen many others spoony (Frederick Marryat) …   Useful english dictionary

  • spoon´i|ly — spoon|y «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|ies. Informal. –adj. foolish or silly in lovemaking; demonstratively fond: »I was never in love myself, but I ve seen many others spoony (Frederick Marryat) …   Useful english dictionary

  • spoon|y — «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|ies. Informal. –adj. foolish or silly in lovemaking; demonstratively fond: »I was never in love myself, but I ve seen many others spoony (Frederick Marryat) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spoon — Spoon, v. i. To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spoon (band) — For the Canadian New Wave band, see Spoons (band). Spoon Spoon performing in Austin, Texas (Dec. 2006) Background information Origin Austin, Texas, United States …   Wikipedia

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