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Lilith
Lille
Lilliputian
LILO
Lilo
Lilongwe
lilt
lily
lily-livered
lily of the Nile
lily of the valley
lily pad
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lily-livered
lil·y-liv·ered [ líllee lìvərd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
cowardly: lacking courage ( dated )

[< the idea that a cowardly person's liver is pale through lack of bile, thought to engender courage]
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