Dutchman's breeches
noun
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1
A plant of the species Dicentra cucullaria, native to eastern North America and the Columbia River basin.
2
A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink.
3
Something proverbially blue, used in phrases relating to a clear blue sky, as in "enough blue sky to make [or patch] a Dutchman's breeches", etc.
4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutchman, -'s, breeches.
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