lilly-lown.
/ˈlɪlɪləʊ/, U.S. /ˈlɪliˌloʊ/ dialect.
A playful variation (used in speaking to children) of lowe n., blaze.
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1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 46 A Lilly-low,..a comfortable Blaze.
1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Lillylow, a bright flame. ‘When we got there, there was five corn-stacks all in a lilly-low’.
1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister 360 For lily-lows is nought to it for burning.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1691- spring to defence
- spring to life
- spring to mind
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- spring tool
- spring training
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- spring tree
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- spring vacation
- spring vegetable
- spring violet
- spring wagtail
- spring watch
- spring weight
- spring well
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- spring wind
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- spring-beam
- spring-blood
- spring-cart
- spring-dove