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• lily-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… …   New idioms dictionary

• lil´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 …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 my lily… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 my lily… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lily 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,… …   Wikipedia

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

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

• lily — 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… …   Universalium

• lily — 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… …   From formal English to slang

• The 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… …   Wikipedia

• Arkansas Heat — Infobox Album Name = Arkansas Heat Type = EP Artist = The Gossip Released = May 7 2002 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Kill Rock Stars Producer = Reviews = *Pitchfork Media (6.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record… …   Wikipedia