English · Idiom Historical

laid up in lavender

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Taken great care of, laid away, as things are put in lavender to keep off moths.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được chăm sóc cẩn thận, bảo quản kỹ

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “laid up in lavender” mean?

Taken great care of, laid away, as things are put in lavender to keep off moths.

Is “laid up in lavender” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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