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daffodowndilly

UK/ˌdæfədaʊnˈdɪli/

daffodowndilly noun: the daffodil.

Noun

daffodowndilly (plural daffodowndillies)

  1. (informal) the daffodil.
    • She had put a daffodowndilly behind each ear, and twisted a dandelion chain around her neck.1911, Margaret Deland, The Iron Woman, page 15
    • ye might as soon send the white hawthorn or the yellow daffodowndilly to school as my Elfine.1932, Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm

Forms of daffodowndilly

pluraldaffodowndillies

Questions about daffodowndilly

What does daffodowndilly mean?
Daffodowndilly means the daffodil.
What part of speech is daffodowndilly?
Daffodowndilly is a noun.
How do you pronounce daffodowndilly?
Daffodowndilly is pronounced /ˌdæfədaʊnˈdɪli/ (UK).
What is the plural of daffodowndilly?
The plural of daffodowndilly is daffodowndillies.

Words near daffodowndilly in the dictionary

  1. daffodilled
  2. daffodillies
  3. daffodilly
  4. daffodils
  5. daffodowndillies
  6. daffodowndilly
  7. Daffron
  8. Daffrons
  9. daffs
  10. daffy
  11. Daffy Duck

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