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(1):

(n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; - so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.

(2):

(n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc.

(3):

(n.) A royal spade; - usually in pl. See Royal spade, below.

(4):

(n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lily'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lily.html. 1828.
 
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