paly
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of paly
Example Sentences
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A former top prospect who starred at Santa Ana Mater Dei, McCoy was expected to paly a major role on USC’s offense this season after a turbulent start to his tenure at the school.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021
Two families bear bends; but not one paly.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
Ere the snowdrop peepeth, Ere the crocus bold, Ere the early primrose Opes its paly gold, Somewhere on the sunny bank Buttercups are bright; Somewhere 'mong the frozen grass Peeps the daisy white.
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Her hair glinted paly, for she rode bareheaded; her gown, tightened under her as she sat astride, revealed the lines of her boyish limbs.
From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton
The paly light of evening falls upon a face infinitely sad and wistful.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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