any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
the flower or the bulb of such a plant.
any of various related or similar plants or their flowers, as the mariposa lily or the calla lily.
fleur-de-lis, especially as the symbol of France.
Bowling. a split in which the five, seven, and ten pins remain standing.
white as a lily.
her lily hands.
delicately fair.
a lily maiden.
pure; unsullied.
the lily truth.
pale; fragile; weak.
any liliaceous perennial plant of the N temperate genus Lilium, such as the Turk's-cap lily and tiger lily, having scaly bulbs and showy typically pendulous flowers
the bulb or flower of any of these plants
any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily
before 1000; Middle English, Old English lilie < Latin līlium; compare Greek leírion
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"Lily Allen at The O2. No support act, arrived on stage at 9:10pm, all wrapped up by 10pm, not one word to the audience, £86 to sit in the gods," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
In a later exchange, Hawksley acknowledged that Lily Allen's show was presented as it had been advertised and he knew which songs Allen "would and wouldn't play".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Bonnie, embarrassed by what are starting to seem like “babyish” playing habits when her peers have lost interest in analog toys, at first finds that Lily gains her entree to a sleepover party.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Lily looks up, awed by my knowledge of amphibians.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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