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Definition of Lilies
1. lily [n] - See also: lily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lilies
Literary usage of Lilies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"If they were not lilies they would have to be something else, would they not?
What was it that made them lilies instead of making them violets or roses or ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Y The kings of France were called " Lords of the Silver lilies." ? Florence is
called "The City of lilies." Lily of the Valley. ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"WATER lilies 1 If you have forgotten water-lilies floating On a dark lake among
mountains in the afternoon shade, If you have forgotten their wet, ..."
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