lily pad

noun

the large, floating leaf of a water lily.

Words nearby lily pad

lilt, lily, lily family, lily iron, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-livered, lily-of-the-nile, lily-trotter, lily-white, lilyan

Origin of lily pad

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for lily pad

They crawled upon a lily-pad and clung there, frightened, and feeling weak in all their knees.
Among the Pond People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
A minute later Peter's sharp eyes saw him peeping out from under a lily-pad to see what had frightened him so.
Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories|Thornton W. Burgess
Just then a breeze sprang up, and away drifted the lily-pad with Freddie and Fannie.
The Jumble Book|David Cory
Of late he had given over fishing in the river for fishing in the bay, where a flat island lay like a lily-pad on the water.
The Vinland Champions|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz

He throws one arm around her, and she reclines on his shoulder like a lily-pad.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for lily pad

lily pad

noun

any of the floating leaves of a water lily

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