• (n.) Vigorous growth, as of a plant. • (n.) One of several species of flowering plants of the genera Statice and Armeria. • (n.) A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. • (n.) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity.Thrift... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thrift/
1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. 'The rest, . . . Willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands.' (Spenser) ... 2. Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity. 'Your thrift is gone full clean.' 'I have a mind presages me such thrift... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
In the US, a savings or loan association. The practice of not spending too much money or using up too many resources Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22643
Thrift noun [ Icelandic þrift . See Thrive .] 1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. « The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift , prove very good husbands.» Spenser. 2. Success and a... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/50
noun any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
Any of several perennial low-growing coastal plants. The common sea pink A. maritima occurs in clumps on seashores and cliffs throughout Europe. The leaves are small and linear and the dense round heads of pink flowers rise on straight stems. (Genus Armeria, family Plumbaginaceae.) Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221