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| lil·y [ líllee ] |
noun (plural lil·ies) |
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1. perennial plant: a perennial plant that grows from a bulb. Flowers: single, large, sometimes trumpet-shaped. Genus Lilium.
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2. plants plant like lily: a plant that resembles a true lily
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3. white or pure thing: somebody or something that is particularly white or pure
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4. heraldry
Same as fleur-de-lis (sense 1)
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adjective |
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pale: unusually pale in color or shade
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| [Pre-12th century. < Latin lilium] |
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gild the lily to try to improve something that is already good or beautiful enough
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