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Deadly nightshade and woody nightshade , the narcotic plants commonly known as belladonna and bittersweet, have their origins in Old English nihtscada, niht night and scada shade.
At the close of yesterday's drama, Congressional players were confronted with the bittersweet question of what they would do next.
And the LAT lead editorial sees the development as a "bittersweet victory for the president."
The second is dvandva , a Sanskrit redundant compound of dva + dva pair, couple, which is used to describe compounds in which the elements are linked as if joined by a copula, as in prince-consort, attorney-general, postmaster-general (n. + n.), bittersweet (adj. + adj.).
Note the admiration for Cohen and the chanting musicality of this passage (beautifully translated by Giovanni Pontiero), the echoes and variations circling around a bittersweet theme.