daffadilly
Americannoun
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daffadillies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of daffadilly
By alteration; see -y 2
Example Sentences
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W here winds abound, And fields are hilly, Shy daffadilly Looks down on the ground.
From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Edmund Henry Garrett
Burst from its sheathed emerald and disclose The little quivering disk of golden fire Which the bees know so well, for with it come Pale boy's-love, sops-in-wine, and daffadillies all in bloom.
From Charmides and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde
Sir George Repington capitulated and sat down to supper with Phyllida opposite and a great bowl of daffadillies between them.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
The Hare vanished as it spoke, and little William John found himself alone with the yellow-headed daffadillies, and the trees and dear little birds, and he soon went back to the house.
From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Enys Tregarthen
Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffadillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.
From Milton by John Cann Bailey
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