daffadowndilly

daffadowndilly
/daf'euh down'dil"ee/, n., pl. daffadowndillies. Chiefly Brit. Dial.
daffodil.
Also, daffodowndilly.
[1565-75; by alter.]

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  • daffadowndilly — or daffydowndilly [daf′ə doun΄dil′ē] n. pl. daffadowndillies or daffydowndillies Old Poet. a daffodil: also daffodilly or daffadilly …   English World dictionary

  • daffadowndilly — Daffodil Daf fo*dil (d[a^]f f[ o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[ e]le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. asfo delos. The initial d in English is not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • daffadowndilly — noun daffodil …   Wiktionary

  • daffadowndilly — n. See daffadilly …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • daffadowndilly — daf·fa·down·dil·ly …   English syllables

  • daffadowndilly — noun see daffadilly …   Useful english dictionary

  • daffadilly — Daffodil Daf fo*dil (d[a^]f f[ o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[ e]le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. asfo delos. The initial d in English is not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Daffodil — Daf fo*dil (d[a^]f f[ o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[ e]le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. asfo delos. The initial d in English is not satisfactorily… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • daffodilly — Daffodil Daf fo*dil (d[a^]f f[ o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[ e]le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. asfo delos. The initial d in English is not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • daffydowndilly — Daffodil Daf fo*dil (d[a^]f f[ o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle, prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[ e]le), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. asfo delos. The initial d in English is not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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