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m (pl -gli) lily* * *giglio s.m.1 (bot.) lily: bianco come un giglio, lily-white // giglio bianco, ( Lilium candidum) white lily (o Madonna lily o Easter-lily) // giglio cinese, ( Lilium tigrinum) tiger lily // giglio fiorentino, ( Iris florentina) orris // giglio martagone, ( Lilium martagon) martagon (o Turk's cap lily) // giglio rosso, ( Lilium pomponium) pond lily2 (arald.) fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys: i Gigli di Francia, ( stemma dei re di Francia) the Fleurs-de-lis (o the Lilies)* * *1) (fiore) lily2) arald. fleur-de-lis••* * *gigliopl. - gli /'dʒiλλo, λi/sostantivo m.1 (fiore) lily2 arald. fleur-de-lisbianco come un giglio lily-white; puro come un giglio as pure as the driven snow. -
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driven snow — /drɪvən ˈsnoʊ/ (say drivuhn snow) noun snow which has piled up, usually under the force of the wind …
pure as the driven snow — phrase completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow. Thesaurus: morally good or correctsynonym Main entry: pure … Useful english dictionary
as pure as the driven snow — Meaning Origin Shakespearian, although it doesn t appear in that form in any of his writing. Shakespeare used snow as a symbol for purity and whiteness in several plays. In The Winter s Tale Autolycus: Lawn as white as driven snow. In Macbeth… … Meaning and origin of phrases
be as pure as the driven snow — to be morally good. How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He s not exactly as pure as the driven snow himself … New idioms dictionary
pure as the driven snow — completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow … English dictionary
as clean as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
as pure as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
driven — [driv′ən] vt., vi. pp. of DRIVE adj. 1. moved along and piled up by the wind [driven snow] 2. having or caused to act or function by a sense of urgency or compulsion [a driven person] … English World dictionary
as pure as driven snow — innocent, pure and clean as is freshly fallen snow … English contemporary dictionary
as white as driven snow — very white; innocent, pure and clean as is freshly fallen snow … English contemporary dictionary
snow — Synonyms and related words: Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, accord, administer, afford, alabaster, allot, allow, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, avalanche, award, bamboozle, beguile … Moby Thesaurus
