Lyly

[ lil-ee ]

/ ˈlɪl i /

noun

John, 1554?–1606, English writer of romances and plays.

Words nearby Lyly

lying, lying down, lying-in, lyke-wake, Lyle, Lyly, Lyman, Lyme arthritis, Lyme disease, lyme grass, lyme-hound

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Example sentences from the Web for Lyly

With the instinct, almost, of a religious reformer, Lyly saw that to succeed he must enlist the ladies on his side.
John Lyly|John Dover Wilson
In Lyly's day drama had not yet been differentiated from masque, and his plays, therefore, partook of the nature of both.
John Lyly|John Dover Wilson
The figures, again, that move in Lyly's second novel are no longer clothes filled with moral sawdust.
John Lyly|John Dover Wilson
High praise is rendered by the editor to Lyly, who "was a great refiner of the English tongue in those days."
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand

But in reality there is no retrogression; for with Lyly allegory is not an ethical instrument.
John Lyly|John Dover Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for Lyly

Lyly

/ (ˈlɪlɪ) /

noun

John. ?1554–1606, English dramatist and novelist, noted for his two romances, Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580), written in an elaborate styleSee also euphuism

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单词	lyly
释义	Lyly [ lil-ee ] / ˈlɪl i / noun John, 1554?–1606, English writer of romances and plays. Words nearby Lyly lying, lying down, lying-in, lyke-wake, Lyle, Lyly, Lyman, Lyme arthritis, Lyme disease, lyme grass, lyme-hound Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lyly With the instinct, almost, of a religious reformer, Lyly saw that to succeed he must enlist the ladies on his side. John Lyly\|John Dover Wilson In Lyly's day drama had not yet been differentiated from masque, and his plays, therefore, partook of the nature of both. John Lyly\|John Dover Wilson The figures, again, that move in Lyly's second novel are no longer clothes filled with moral sawdust. John Lyly\|John Dover Wilson High praise is rendered by the editor to Lyly, who "was a great refiner of the English tongue in those days." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare\|J. J. Jusserand But in reality there is no retrogression; for with Lyly allegory is not an ethical instrument. John Lyly\|John Dover Wilson British Dictionary definitions for Lyly Lyly / (ˈlɪlɪ) / noun John. ?1554–1606, English dramatist and novelist, noted for his two romances, Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580), written in an elaborate styleSee also euphuism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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