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daffadilly

American

[daf-uh-dil-ee] / ˈdæf əˌdɪl i /

Or daffodilly

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

PLURAL

daffadillies

daffodil.

Etymology

Origin of daffadilly

By alteration; -y ²

Example Sentences

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He wandered about to his heart’s content, staying his young feet now and then to listen to a blackbird’s liquid pipe, and to touch with reverent hand a daffadilly’s drooping head, or to watch with puzzled eyes that thing of brightness moving on in front of him amongst the trees and blossoms.

From Project Gutenberg

W here winds abound, And fields are hilly, Shy daffadilly Looks down on the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

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