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Lely

American  
[lee-lee, ley-lee] / ˈli li, ˈleɪ li /

noun

  1. Sir Peter Pieter van der Faes, 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.


Lely British  
/ ˈliːlɪ /

noun

  1. Sir Peter. Dutch name Pieter van der Faes. 1618–80, Dutch portrait painter in England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the past the painting has belonged, among others, to 17th-century British painter Sir Peter Lely.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2022

Robots are becoming increasingly common in agriculture, as with this machine made by Dutch firm Lely, which pushes cattle feed back toward their pens.

From The Verge May 22, 2020

Now, Lely and her husband have a plan for evacuating themselves and their farm animals, and have rebuilt their farm with a focus on defensible space and fire preparation.

From Slate Nov. 15, 2018

The portraits of the Earl and Countess of Carbery at Carmarthenshire County Museum had been attributed to Sir Peter Lely and 'artist unknown' respectively.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2017

With an inheritance of £100 he was sent to London to be apprenticed to the artist Sir Peter Lely.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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