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lilied

[ lil-eed ]

adjective

  1. abounding in lilies.
  2. Archaic. lilylike; white.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lilied1

First recorded in 1605–15; lily + -ed 3

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Example Sentences

Nancy stood outside its gates and dreamed of its unseen roses, of fountains and shadowy paths and water-lilied lakes.

Beyond that, and lower still, a lilied pond widened out of the sluggish brook with a cool and rustic spring-house at one end.

They stood by the bridge of a little river, and he flung Guise's jewel far into its lilied waters.

When the evening star flashed silver in the lilied pool, Carl sat alone.

He was still staring vaguely about him when night curtained the lilied pool and the stars flashed brightly overhead.

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