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lily
1[ lil-ee ]
noun
- any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.
- the flower or the bulb of such a plant.
- any of various related or similar plants or their flowers, as the mariposa lily or the calla lily.
- fleur-de-lis, especially as the symbol of France.
- Bowling. a split in which the five, seven, and ten pins remain standing.
adjective
- white as a lily:
her lily hands.
- delicately fair:
a lily maiden.
- pure; unsullied:
the lily truth.
- pale; fragile; weak.
Lily
2[ lil-e ]
noun
- a female given name.
lily
/ 藞濒瑟濒瑟 /
noun
- any liliaceous perennial plant of the N temperate genus Lilium, such as the Turk's-cap lily and tiger lily, having scaly bulbs and showy typically pendulous flowers
- the bulb or flower of any of these plants
- any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily
Derived Forms
- 藞濒颈濒测-藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 濒颈濒顎儁路濒颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of lily1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of lily1
Idioms and Phrases
- gild the lily. gild 1( def 4 ).
More idioms and phrases containing lily
see gild the lily .Example Sentences
Most supermarket hams are already fully cooked, which means your job isn鈥檛 to roast so much as to gild the lily.
Rick stumbles with Chelsea into the nearby water; their bodies floating alongside lily pads.
Then he tried to gild the lily by saying the Great Depression would have never happened if there had been tariffs at the time.
Villarreal: I am ready to float on a lily pad the whole season.
The self-declared "fossil geek" said he came across some unusual-looking fragments which turned out to be pieces of sea lily - an underwater species related to starfish and sea urchins - in a piece of chalk.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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