DILLY

Etymology 1

Adjective

dilly (comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly)

Redolent of dill (the herb).

Etymology 2

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

Etymology 3

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

(AU) A dilly bag.

Etymology 4

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

(dated) A kind of stagecoach.

Anagrams

• idyll

Source: Wiktionary


Dil"ly, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. diligence.]

Definition: A kind of stagecoach. "The Derby dilly." J. H. Frere.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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