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In reply to the discussion: An Art Nouveau shelf clock [View all]

Hekate

(91,524 posts)
2. There's something about "dandelion clocks" in British lit -- looked it up -- it's a visual pun
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 08:33 PM
Mar 2023

Last edited Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Noun. dandelion clock (plural dandelion clocks) (Britain) A single stem of a dandelion in its post-flowering state with the downy covering of its head intact.

Eta: a photo of a toddler with hair in a “dandelion clock”

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