lilie flour

Middle English

Alternative forms

lili flour, lylye flour, lylie-flour, leli floure, lely floure, lilye flour, lyllie flour

Etymology

From lilie +‎ flour.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌliliː(ə) ˈfluːr/

Noun

lilie flour (plural lilie floures)

The flower of a lily.
(rare) The colour of such a flower.
(rare) Sexual abstinence.
(rare) The Virgin Mary.
(rare) A fleur-de-lis.

Descendants

English: lily flower

References

“lilīe-flǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-26.

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