lily

lily
1. noun /ˈlɪli/
a) Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium, which includes a great many ornamental species.
b) Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
2. adjective /ˈlɪli/
White .

"Cant you see Im trying to save your lily ass?" "I dont want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.


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  • Lily — est un prénom féminin. Sommaire 1 Sens et origine du prénom 2 Nom de scène 3 Prénom de personnes célèbres 4 Prénom d …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Lily Ho — autres noms : He Lili, Ho Li Li, Lily Ho, Hoh Lee Lee est née en 1947 à Taïwan, est une actrice chinoise. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 de 1965 à 1970 2.2 de 1971 à 1974 …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • lily — (n.) O.E. lilie, from L. lilia, pl. of lilium a lily, cognate with Gk. leirion, both perhaps borrowed from a corrupted pronunciation of an Egyptian word. Used in O.T. to translate Heb. shoshanna and in N.T. to translate Gk. krinon. The lily of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • lily — [lil′ē] n. pl. lilies [ME lilie < OE < L lilium] 1. any of a large genus (Lilium) of perennial plants of the lily family, grown from a bulb and having typically trumpet shaped flowers, white or colored 2. the flower or the bulb of any of… …   English World dictionary

  • Lily — Lily, SD U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 21 Housing Units (2000): 14 Land area (2000): 0.303393 sq. miles (0.785785 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.303393 sq. miles (0.785785 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lily, SD — U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 21 Housing Units (2000): 14 Land area (2000): 0.303393 sq. miles (0.785785 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.303393 sq. miles (0.785785 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • -lily — Few adjectives in ly form adverbs in lily because they are too awkward to use. As Fowler noted (1926), ‘it is always possible to say in a masterly manner, at a timely moment, and the like, instead of masterlily, timelily’. Some adjectives in ly… …   Modern English usage

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