English Explanatory Dictionary

lully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wet or drying linen.
  2. A shirt.
noun
  1. A child.
intj
  1. Alternative form of lullay.
name
  1. A surname from French, notably borne by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), an Italian-born composer.
name
  1. A municipality of Vaud canton, Switzerland

Word forms

lully lullies

Etymology

Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661.

Derived words

lully-prigger lully-snow-prigger queer lully Lullist
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