gilly

Example Sentences

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Close to one plate a bunch of stocks and gilly flowers reposed on the dirty tablecloth, as though dropped and forgotten by the God of Love.

From Fraternity by Galsworthy, John

An hour later, in a pool strongly recommended by the gilly, another fish was caught.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.

"Ne'er sae weel a' my life," quoth the gilly.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

As I came over the grey, grey hills And over the grey, grey water, I saw the gilly leading on, And the white Christ following after.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

Then he looked at the garden and saw that it was full of jessamine and gilly flowers and violets and roses and orange blossoms and all manner sweet-scented blooms and herbs.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir