sally
[ sal-ee ]
/ ˈsæl i /
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noun, plural sal·lies.
verb (used without object), sal·lied, sal·ly·ing.
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Origin of sally
1535–45; <Middle French saillie attack, noun use of feminine past participle of saillir to rush forward <Latin salīre to leap
OTHER WORDS FROM sally
sal·li·er, nounoutsally, verb (used with object), out·sal·lied, out·sal·ly·ing.un·sal·ly·ing, adjectiveOther definitions for sally (2 of 2)
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How to use sally in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for sally (1 of 3)
sally1
/ (ˈsælɪ) /
noun plural -lies
verb -lies, -lying or -lied (intr)
Derived forms of sally
sallier, nounWord Origin for sally
C16: from Old French saillie, from saillir to dash forwards, from Latin salīre to leap
British Dictionary definitions for sally (2 of 3)
sally2
/ (ˈsælɪ) /
noun plural -lies
the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip
Word Origin for sally
C19: perhaps from an obsolete or dialect sense of sally 1 leaping movement
British Dictionary definitions for sally (3 of 3)
Sally
/ (ˈsælɪ) /
noun plural -lies
a member of the Salvation Army
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