water lilies
- plural of water lily.
Example Sentences
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Other lanterns made of shells and feathers, in the form of lotuses, water-lilies, ducks and egrets floated on the surface of the water below.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2010
A Monet water-lilies oil bought three years ago for $100,000 sold for $320,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his hands he carried on a large leaf as on a tray a small pile of white water-lilies.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
There was a small pool at the end of the river, dammed back by sand and full of white water-lilies and needle-like reeds.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
About her feet in wide vessels of green and brown earthenware, white water-lilies were floating, so that she seemed to be enthroned in the midst of a pool.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
