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Li-Lo|ˈlaɪləʊ|
Also Lilo, lilo.
[f. to lie low.]
The proprietary name of a type of air-bed or inflatable rubber mattress. Also fig.
1936Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 Sept. 1150 Li-Lo... Air-beds, air-pillows and air-pillow-bags, all made principally of india-rubber. P. B. Cow & Company Limited,..London,..manufacturers. 1939‘N. Shute’ What happened to Corbetts i. 1 Sophie their nurse was lying on a Li-Lo on the oil-stained floor, covered with an eiderdown. 1949O. Lancaster Drayneflete Revealed 63 And Dido on her lilo à sa proie attachée. 1954W. Noyce South Col iv. 58 The really experienced expeditioners, Ed and George Lowe, had their Li-Los inflated. 1960V. Gielgud To Bed at Noon i. iv. 27 If the chairs were no more than adequate there were lilos and cushions in abundance. 1969Listener 24 July 114/3 We've been looking at grand pianos... This is one likely spot where a nudist with an eye to the main chance might well secrete himself. A lilo across the wires. 1972N. Bentley Events of that Week 39, I left Theresa on a Li-lo and put my sandals on. 1973Guardian 13 Oct. 10/1 The social service Lilo has become too easy to loll on. |