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  • 1lily-white — 1. completely white in colour. He marvelled at her lily white hands. 2. completely honest. He s not exactly lily white himself, so he has some nerve calling her a cheat! (often negative) 3. having only white people near, often because of a wish… …

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  • 2lil´y-white´ness — lil|y white «LIHL ee HWYT», adjective. 1. clean; free of stigma: »There was no justification for the “war” that was going on…“It should end,” he declared, “Neither one is lily white” (New York Times). 2. pure white; white as a lily: »And, as with …

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  • 3Lil|y-white — «LIHL ee HWYT», adjective. 1. clean; free of stigma: »There was no justification for the “war” that was going on…“It should end,” he declared, “Neither one is lily white” (New York Times). 2. pure white; white as a lily: »And, as with my lily… …

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  • 4lil|y-white — «LIHL ee HWYT», adjective. 1. clean; free of stigma: »There was no justification for the “war” that was going on…“It should end,” he declared, “Neither one is lily white” (New York Times). 2. pure white; white as a lily: »And, as with my lily… …

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  • 5Lily Elsie — (8 April 1886 16 December 1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár s operetta The Merry Widow . Beginning as a child star in the 1890s,… …

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  • 6Lily-handed — Lil y hand ed (l[i^]l [y^] h[a^]nd [e^]d), a. Having white, delicate hands. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Lily of the Valley — For other uses, see Lily of the Valley (disambiguation). Convallaria majalis Scientific classification …

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  • 8lily — lilylike, adj. /lil ee/, n., pl. lilies, adj. n. 1. any scaly bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel shaped or bell shaped flowers. Cf. lily family. 2. the flower or the bulb of such a plant. 3. any of various related or similar… …

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  • 9lily — lil•y [[t]ˈlɪl i[/t]] n. pl. lil•ies, adj. 1) pln any scaly bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel or bell shaped flowers 2) pln the flower or the bulb of such a plant 3) pln any of various related or similar plants or their… …

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  • 10The Divine Horsemen — were a punk/roots band founded in 1983 by Chris D. (Desjardins), formerly of L.A. punk rock band The Flesh Eaters [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58204638.html?dids=58204638:58204638 FMT=ABS FMTS=ABS:FT date=Jul+05%2C+1987… …

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