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, adjectiveWords nearby sally
sallenders, sallet, sallow, sallowy, Sallust, sally, Sally Army, sally lunn, sally port, salmagundi, Salmanazar
Definition for sally (2 of 2)
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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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