Lilliput

[ lil-i-puht, -puht ]

/ ˈlɪl ɪˌpʌt, -pət /

noun

an imaginary country inhabited by people about 6 inches (15 centimeters) tall, described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.

Words nearby Lilliput

Lille, Lille Bælt, Lillee, Lillian, Lillibullero, Lilliput, Lilliputian, Lillo, lilly-pilly, Lilo, Lilongwe

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Example sentences from the Web for Lilliput

Mara, of course, has that other-worldly star aura: remarkably perfect skin and a body from Lilliput.
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards Honor the Next Big Designers|Robin Givhan|November 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The capital of the kingdom of Lilliput appeared to be partially surrounded by a vast and melancholy campagna of turnips.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput.
Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley
About this time there came to Lilliput ambassadors from Blefuscu, suing for peace.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)|Various

Gulliver asked the king of Lilliput for a large —— of iron bars and a considerable —— of rope.
Practical Exercises in English|Huber Gray Buehler
He looked like a Hebraic Gulliver in Lilliput, and the unities were in tatters.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

Cultural definitions for Lilliput

Lilliput

[ (lil-i-puht) ]

The first land that Lemuel Gulliver visits in Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. The inhabitants, though human in form, are only six inches tall.

notes for Lilliput

Something “lilliputian” (lil-i-pyooh-shuhn) is very small. The expression is especially appropriate for a miniature version of something.

单词	lilliput
释义	Lilliput [ lil-i-puht, -puht ] / ˈlɪl ɪˌpʌt, -pət / noun an imaginary country inhabited by people about 6 inches (15 centimeters) tall, described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Words nearby Lilliput Lille, Lille Bælt, Lillee, Lillian, Lillibullero, Lilliput, Lilliputian, Lillo, lilly-pilly, Lilo, Lilongwe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lilliput Mara, of course, has that other-worldly star aura: remarkably perfect skin and a body from Lilliput. CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards Honor the Next Big Designers\|Robin Givhan\|November 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The capital of the kingdom of Lilliput appeared to be partially surrounded by a vast and melancholy campagna of turnips. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6\|E. Rameur Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput. Plum Pudding\|Christopher Morley About this time there came to Lilliput ambassadors from Blefuscu, suing for peace. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)\|Various Gulliver asked the king of Lilliput for a large —— of iron bars and a considerable —— of rope. Practical Exercises in English\|Huber Gray Buehler He looked like a Hebraic Gulliver in Lilliput, and the unities were in tatters. Ancestors\|Gertrude Atherton Cultural definitions for Lilliput Lilliput [ (lil-i-puht) ] The first land that Lemuel Gulliver visits in Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. The inhabitants, though human in form, are only six inches tall. notes for Lilliput Something “lilliputian” (lil-i-pyooh-shuhn) is very small. The expression is especially appropriate for a miniature version of something. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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