lully

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noun

Wet or drying linen.

OriginFrench Lully ← Italian Lulli →
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Meanings

lully1

nounlully (plural lullies)

plural lullies

  1. UKarchaicslangWet or drying linen.
  2. UKobsoleteslangA shirt.

lully2

nounlully (plural lullies)

plural lullies

  1. obsoleteslangA child.
interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of lullay.

Lully3

proper noun
  1. A surname from French, notably borne by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), an Italian-born composer.

Lully4

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Vaud canton, Switzerland

Origin

lully · noun

Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661.

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lully · noun, interjection

Likely from lullaby, through lullaby-cheat (“child”, literally “lullaby-thing, sleep-stealer”) attested as early as 1648. Possible influence from Etymology 1, see shared phrase: lully-prigger of similar construction to lullaby-cheat. Possible influence from little. See also relations: loll (“favourite child”), and lolly (“child”).

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Lully · proper noun

  1. ItalianLulli
  2. FrenchLully
  3. EnglishLully

Borrowed from French Lully, from Italian Lulli.

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Lully · proper noun

  1. LatinLulliacum
  2. FrenchLully
  3. EnglishLully

Borrowed from French Lully, from Latin Lulliacum.

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Cite this entry
APA

lully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lully

MLA

“lully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lully. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lully,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lully.

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