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Originally derived from 撫で(nade), the 連用形(ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of classical verb 撫づ(nadu), modern 撫でる(naderu, “to brush, stroke, or caressgently”) + し(-shi, continuative suffix) + 子(-ko, diminutive and feminine suffix).
nadeshiko wa aki-saku mono o kimi ga ie no yuki no iwao ni sakerikeru ka mo
Pinks are flowers that bloom in fall, but at your house they bloom on a snow mountain.
Short for 撫子襲(nadeshiko-gasane): a style of layeringgarments, with the front layer in the color of 紅梅(kōbai, “red plum or apricot”), and the back with blue (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
a style of 家紋(kamon, “family crest”), another name for 常夏(tokonatsu)
^ Paula Doe, Yakamochi Ōtomo (1982) A Warbler's Song in the Dusk: The Life and Work of Ōtomo Yakamochi (718-785), illustrated edition, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 131
