lady-fly

noun

A ladybird.

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Meanings

nounlady-fly (plural lady-flies)

plural lady-flies

  1. obsoleteA ladybird.

    This lady-fly I take from off the graſs, / Whoſe ſpotted back might ſcarlet red ſurpaſs.

    1714, J[ohn] Gay, “Thursday; or, The Spell”, in The Shepherd’s Week. In Six Pastorals, London: […] R. Burleigh […], →OCLC, page 35, lines 83–84
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APA

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“lady-fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady-fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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