lillilln.

/lɪl/

Etymology: Romani.

a. As a gipsy word: A book.

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1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. xvii. 219 Then the more shame for you—a snake-fellow—a horse-witch—and a lil-reader—yet you can't shift for yourself.

1857 G. Borrow Romany Rye I. ix. 117 Lor', brother! how learned in lils you are!

b. slang. (See quots.); also ‘a five-pound note’ (Farmer).

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1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 187 Lill, a pocket-book.

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum (Farmer) Lil, a pocket-book. Lill, a bad bill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

liladj.

/lɪl/

Forms: also li'l.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of little adj.

colloquial.

= little adj. I.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

smallOE

littleOE

litec1275

a little wightc1275

petitc1390

weea1525

pusill1599

slender1610

lile1633

scantling1652

piccaninny1707

pinkie1718

insignificant1748

baby1750

leetle1755

tiddy1781

bit1786

inconsiderable1796

itty1798

peerie1808

tittya1825

titty-tottya1825

ickle1846

tiddly1868

peewee1877

lil1881

shirttail1881

inextensive1890

puny1898

liddle1906

pint-sized1921

pint-size1925

peedie1929

tenas1935

itsy-bitsy1938

itty-bitty1940

titchy1950

scrappy1985

1881 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus (1884) lx. 258 One ole Bear..hab one, two lilly Bear... Lil boy Bear, 'e des lahff'..Lil gal Bear, 'e look skeer.

1894 H. Caine Manxman 200 Nice lil thing, too.

1912 C. E. Mulford in Pearson's Mag. May 627/1 Purty, all right. Brown hair an' I reckon brown eyes. Nice li'l girl.

1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival v. 54 Would you like him to give you a lil girl like me?

1932 L. Golding Magnolia St. iii. iii. 516 Good ole Mick!.. Plucky lil bastard!

1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xxxix. 391 We'll go out and see your Mom. Take her a lil present, maybe.

1967 K. Allsop Hard Travellin' xxiii. 274 I can fiddle a li'l bit.

1967 G. Perry & A. Aldridge Penguin Bk. Comics iii. 99 Much of Li'l Abner has been absorbed into American folk-lore.

1969 ‘I. Drummond’ Man with Tiny Head 7 Where's girl? Where's lil girl?

1975 M. Kenyon Mr Big xviii. 165 Phoebe said, ‘That's a helluva greeting for a li'l ladykin.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	lil
释义	lillilln. /lɪl/ Etymology: Romani. a. As a gipsy word: A book. ΚΠ 1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. xvii. 219 Then the more shame for you—a snake-fellow—a horse-witch—and a lil-reader—yet you can't shift for yourself. 1857 G. Borrow Romany Rye I. ix. 117 Lor', brother! how learned in lils you are! b. slang. (See quots.); also ‘a five-pound note’ (Farmer). ΚΠ 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 187 Lill, a pocket-book. 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum (Farmer) Lil, a pocket-book. Lill, a bad bill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). liladj. /lɪl/ Forms: also li'l. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of little adj. colloquial. = little adj. I. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 1881 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus (1884) lx. 258 One ole Bear..hab one, two lilly Bear... Lil boy Bear, 'e des lahff'..Lil gal Bear, 'e look skeer. 1894 H. Caine Manxman 200 Nice lil thing, too. 1912 C. E. Mulford in Pearson's Mag. May 627/1 Purty, all right. Brown hair an' I reckon brown eyes. Nice li'l girl. 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival v. 54 Would you like him to give you a lil girl like me? 1932 L. Golding Magnolia St. iii. iii. 516 Good ole Mick!.. Plucky lil bastard! 1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xxxix. 391 We'll go out and see your Mom. Take her a lil present, maybe. 1967 K. Allsop Hard Travellin' xxiii. 274 I can fiddle a li'l bit. 1967 G. Perry & A. Aldridge Penguin Bk. Comics iii. 99 Much of Li'l Abner has been absorbed into American folk-lore. 1969 ‘I. Drummond’ Man with Tiny Head 7 Where's girl? Where's lil girl? 1975 M. Kenyon Mr Big xviii. 165 Phoebe said, ‘That's a helluva greeting for a li'l ladykin.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1819adj.1881
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