Definitions for periwinkle

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periwinkle per·i·win·kle

Spelling: [per-i-wing-kuh l]

IPA: /ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl/

Periwinkle is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 277 anagrams from letters in periwinkle (eeiiklnprw).

Definitions for periwinkle

noun

1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, especially Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe.
2. the shell of any of these animals.
3. Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
4. any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus.
5. a blue-violet color.

Origin of periwinkle

1520-30; perhaps reflecting (through assimilation to periwinkle²) Old English pīnewincle, equivalent to pīne (from Latin pīna from Greek pínē,pîna, a

Examples for periwinkle

"You see, I brought her home," said periwinkle to her grandmother, in confidence.

Dark as were his thoughts his blue eyes were as soft as the periwinkle.

periwinkle and Pearl were also there, taking their first skating lesson.

Amongst the loose stones at the base of the taula the periwinkle was in bloom.

periwinkle is one of the oldest flowers of the English garden.

In the heart of periwinkle a new fire was kindled, a new shrine built.

"No one but the King of the gulls can change you, my periwinkle," said the merman, kindly.

She could easily sympathize with periwinkle in his aversion for her.

It was periwinkle's voice however that called him back again.

This we gather from our knowledge of the periwinkle, known in polite circles as the 'Wink.