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Definition of lilac in English: lilacnoun ˈlʌɪlək 1A Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family, which has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossom and is a popular garden ornamental. Genus Syringa, family Oleaceae; several species, in particular the common lilac (S. vulgaris), with many cultivars Example sentencesExamples - Roger says he's used willow water for years to root azaleas, lilacs, summersweets and even roses.
- Other flowers can be dipped in light batter and fried, to make delicate sweet fritters: elderflowers, apple blossom, acacia flowers, and lilacs can be used in this manner.
- In March and April alone, daphne, forsythia, camellias, Japanese quince and lilacs continue in bloom.
- A very popular flowering shrub, lilacs serve many purposes in gardens.
- The sweet smell of lilies, roses, lilacs, buttercups, violets, and many other flowers Rodom could not even recognize.
- The aromas of tulips, roses and lilacs filled his nostrils.
- Since then it has been found mainly in rhododendrons and viburnums, pieris, camellias, lilacs and other plants which have been imported or sat alongside imports.
- She caught a whiff of perfumed fragrance as she passed a row of purple lilacs, and white jasmines.
- There were some Siberian elms, lilacs and maples also.
- The assortment was beautiful filled with tulips, lilies, lilacs and pink roses, her favourite coloured rose.
- Under my skin my veins pule so hard, so much blood forced through them all at once, I wait to see them move, widen then shrink back down to thin strings of lilacs or purple tulips.
- Hydrangeas are to summer as lilacs are to spring.
- The woods were thick with new leaves and fragrant with honeysuckle and lilacs.
- They come for the butterfly weed, lilacs, echinacea and anise hyssop, and especially for the white, lavender and pink butterfly bushes.
- In addition there was a parterre of plants chosen for their scent: myrtles, jasmine, roses and lilacs, which were replaced when they began to fade.
- There were roses, lilacs, violets, lilies of the valley, impatiens, irises, and so many more.
- There were lilies and foxgloves, roses and lilacs, and some sort of fruit tree that bore square-shaped green fruit.
- If you are serious about lilacs, Lilacs: The Genus Syringa, is the one book that belongs on your bookshelf.
- It also affects trees, such as lilacs, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and red and Scotch pines, as well as many others.
- He was standing in the center of a beautiful garden boasting blooming lilacs and tulips lost in a tangle of exotic plants, fruits and vegetables.
- 1.1mass noun A pale pinkish-violet colour.
as modifier a lilac cardigan Example sentencesExamples - Colours range from the ever-popular blues to pretty pinks, lilacs and fresh whites.
- The queen's bedchamber sits daintily festooned with floral pinks and lilacs in a combination with gold, overlooking the south parterre.
- With harmless colours like a mild metallic lilac and beige, it looks more like a feminine home appliance than traditional home office equipment.
- Upstairs, Karen's bedroom, decorated with shades of her favourite colour lilac, remains exactly as she left it.
- Long strips of colour zigzag across the landscape like a patchwork quilt, reds and yellows mingling with purples, pinks and lilacs.
- Love letters would be in some flowery font like, ah, I dunno one of the script ones and it'd be in pretty pastel shades of pinks and lilacs.
- It's coloured in Stella's preferred palate: gun-metal greys fading into muted violets and lilacs; lurid cerises and delicate eau de nil.
- His bungalow in London's Blackheath - home to wife Jackie and daughters Cecile and Hermione - is decorated in his favourite colour: lilac.
- During anthesis, petals gradually lose their colour, becoming completely white or pale lilac by the end of anthesis.
- With lovely chiffon dresses in colours like lime, lilac, rose, and lemon yellow you can indulge yourself.
- I get the feeling that yellow and lilac are your favourite colours.
- Several clouds had blanketed themselves out across the hills and mountains in the distance, dark lilac over darker purple.
- Natural colours - pebble, mushroom and lilac - soften the industrial core and contrast well with the metal staircase that links the gallery floors.
- Violent lilacs, shocking pinks and hot crimson, matching the steamy temperature, mingled with more sombre beige and cream, as the ladies rose to the fashion challenge.
- Some are white, many in hues of lavender and lilac, pale mauves and deep purples, and a host of other colors.
- Upstairs the master bedroom with exposed stone walls on two sides has been stylishly decorated in lilac with off-white carpeting.
- Fresh and fruity colours abound: pink, turquoise, lime green, yellow, rose and lilac are complemented with soft tones of white and beige, and very pale pastels.
- After a six-month absence, the come-hither tulips are extremely tempting in their lilacs, scarlets, apricots and girly pinks.
- Soft colours such as lilac, rosy pink, light green and silver create a light-hearted effect.
- His eyes were pale lilac, coloured contacts she mused, and they seemed to sparkle in the light like jewels.
Origin Early 17th century: from obsolete French, via Spanish and Arabic from Persian līlak, variant of nīlak 'bluish', from nīl 'blue'. Definition of lilac in US English: lilacnoun 1A Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family, that has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossoms and is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Genus Syringa, family Oleaceae; several species, in particular the common lilac (S. vulgaris), with many cultivars Example sentencesExamples - There were roses, lilacs, violets, lilies of the valley, impatiens, irises, and so many more.
- Hydrangeas are to summer as lilacs are to spring.
- They come for the butterfly weed, lilacs, echinacea and anise hyssop, and especially for the white, lavender and pink butterfly bushes.
- If you are serious about lilacs, Lilacs: The Genus Syringa, is the one book that belongs on your bookshelf.
- There were lilies and foxgloves, roses and lilacs, and some sort of fruit tree that bore square-shaped green fruit.
- The assortment was beautiful filled with tulips, lilies, lilacs and pink roses, her favourite coloured rose.
- The sweet smell of lilies, roses, lilacs, buttercups, violets, and many other flowers Rodom could not even recognize.
- He was standing in the center of a beautiful garden boasting blooming lilacs and tulips lost in a tangle of exotic plants, fruits and vegetables.
- It also affects trees, such as lilacs, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and red and Scotch pines, as well as many others.
- The woods were thick with new leaves and fragrant with honeysuckle and lilacs.
- Since then it has been found mainly in rhododendrons and viburnums, pieris, camellias, lilacs and other plants which have been imported or sat alongside imports.
- She caught a whiff of perfumed fragrance as she passed a row of purple lilacs, and white jasmines.
- The aromas of tulips, roses and lilacs filled his nostrils.
- In addition there was a parterre of plants chosen for their scent: myrtles, jasmine, roses and lilacs, which were replaced when they began to fade.
- Roger says he's used willow water for years to root azaleas, lilacs, summersweets and even roses.
- There were some Siberian elms, lilacs and maples also.
- In March and April alone, daphne, forsythia, camellias, Japanese quince and lilacs continue in bloom.
- Under my skin my veins pule so hard, so much blood forced through them all at once, I wait to see them move, widen then shrink back down to thin strings of lilacs or purple tulips.
- A very popular flowering shrub, lilacs serve many purposes in gardens.
- Other flowers can be dipped in light batter and fried, to make delicate sweet fritters: elderflowers, apple blossom, acacia flowers, and lilacs can be used in this manner.
- 1.1 A pale pinkish-violet color.
as modifier a lilac cardigan Example sentencesExamples - The queen's bedchamber sits daintily festooned with floral pinks and lilacs in a combination with gold, overlooking the south parterre.
- Some are white, many in hues of lavender and lilac, pale mauves and deep purples, and a host of other colors.
- I get the feeling that yellow and lilac are your favourite colours.
- Violent lilacs, shocking pinks and hot crimson, matching the steamy temperature, mingled with more sombre beige and cream, as the ladies rose to the fashion challenge.
- Soft colours such as lilac, rosy pink, light green and silver create a light-hearted effect.
- Upstairs the master bedroom with exposed stone walls on two sides has been stylishly decorated in lilac with off-white carpeting.
- Upstairs, Karen's bedroom, decorated with shades of her favourite colour lilac, remains exactly as she left it.
- With lovely chiffon dresses in colours like lime, lilac, rose, and lemon yellow you can indulge yourself.
- Several clouds had blanketed themselves out across the hills and mountains in the distance, dark lilac over darker purple.
- Colours range from the ever-popular blues to pretty pinks, lilacs and fresh whites.
- Natural colours - pebble, mushroom and lilac - soften the industrial core and contrast well with the metal staircase that links the gallery floors.
- Fresh and fruity colours abound: pink, turquoise, lime green, yellow, rose and lilac are complemented with soft tones of white and beige, and very pale pastels.
- His eyes were pale lilac, coloured contacts she mused, and they seemed to sparkle in the light like jewels.
- It's coloured in Stella's preferred palate: gun-metal greys fading into muted violets and lilacs; lurid cerises and delicate eau de nil.
- After a six-month absence, the come-hither tulips are extremely tempting in their lilacs, scarlets, apricots and girly pinks.
- During anthesis, petals gradually lose their colour, becoming completely white or pale lilac by the end of anthesis.
- His bungalow in London's Blackheath - home to wife Jackie and daughters Cecile and Hermione - is decorated in his favourite colour: lilac.
- Long strips of colour zigzag across the landscape like a patchwork quilt, reds and yellows mingling with purples, pinks and lilacs.
- With harmless colours like a mild metallic lilac and beige, it looks more like a feminine home appliance than traditional home office equipment.
- Love letters would be in some flowery font like, ah, I dunno one of the script ones and it'd be in pretty pastel shades of pinks and lilacs.
adjective Of a pale pinkish-violet color. Example sentencesExamples - Despite being a year or two out of date, he thought that the dress quite suited her - the pale grey was nearly the shade of her eyes, and the pale lilac trim was smart without being flashy.
- After throwing on my oldest pair of jeans and aqua and lilac tie-dyed T-shirt, I made it to the meal tent.
- The bride wore an ivory two-piece dress by Maria Grachvogel with a fitted corset-style bodice and full tulle skirt with delicate embroidered flowers, and she had lilac flowers in her hair.
- The Matron of Honour was Anne-Marie Byrne and the bridesmaid was Sharon Barry and they wore straight fitted dresses, of lilac satin.
- The bridesmaids were Janet's sister Lynda (aka Chrisso from Fair City) and cousin Lorraine Breen and they wore lilac lace top and satin ends.
- Mowe is deep crimson or purple and Lilacina has lilac flowers that age to plum.
- But don't ever attempt going to the Square during St Mary's festival, when hordes of lilac clothed disciples throng the Basilica.
- She had decided to try the bottle of lilac perfume that she had discovered in one of the drawers of her dresser.
- Next to it was a huge canopy bed with rich purple covers and lilac pillowcases.
- Members of the town watch, complete with lilac buttonholes, were on guard at the doors of Red Lion Books to add a surreal note of colour to the proceedings.
- The pale lilac floor was stained here and there with burns from the barrels and wetted elsewhere with ice from the tanks.
- I don't know whether it was part of the design, but it looked like someone glued lilac coloured rags to it.
- They carried hand-tied bouquets of cream roses, lilac freesias, purple lysianthus and silvered bear grass.
- In the lounge were three lilac sofas and two baby blue chairs.
- Her pale lilac eyes sternly met the thief's copper ones, and then they turned to Maravandril's lucid, intrigued emeralds.
- Diane looked up and shook her head at the ridiculousness of him stood there, wearing her lilac cardigan under Paul's old Jaguar coat.
- Not only that, but each June they put on a spectacular show as they burst into misty pale lilac bloom.
- Sour Grapes was popular a few years ago but I found it to be wishy-washy with pale greyish lilac flowers.
- There is a smell of basement and old lilac powder that comes out of the boxes.
- He even went so far as to design colour co-ordinated lilac outfits for the servants.
Origin Early 17th century: from obsolete French, via Spanish and Arabic from Persian līlak, variant of nīlak ‘bluish’, from nīl ‘blue’. |