Amy vs Sally - What's the difference?
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* 1886 Hubert Hall: Society in the Elizabethan Age . Kessinger Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0766139743 page 94:
* 1975 Derek Marlowe: Nightshade . Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975. page 7:
* 1999 Susan Butler, Lawrence Butler: East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart. ISBN 0306808870 page 5:
A willow
Any tree that looks like a willow
An object made from the above trees' wood
A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
A sudden rushing forth.
(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
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An excursion or side trip.
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A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position.
To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")
To venture off the beaten path.
(New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
As a noun amy
is friend.As a proper noun sally is
, also used as a formal given name.amy
English
Proper noun
(s)- The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy' Robsart. It may be noticed, in passing, that the name '''Amy - presuming that it occurs in contemporary manuscripts of authority - is an extremely rare one. It is obvious how easily the name ''Aime might be read for Anne.
- As a child, Amy' could have been drawn by Millais, if he was inclined - the name ' Amy is deceptively apt - but though the plumpness remains, not much but some, the ringlets have gone to be replaced by curls of the colour of cinnamon.
- As Amy' had been baptized Amelia ( but always called ' Amy ) after her mother, now her daughter, too, was baptized Amelia.
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Anagrams
*sally
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) saly, from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(sallies)Derived terms
* sally rodEtymology 2
From (etyl) saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir 'to leap forth', itself from (etyl) salire 'to leap'Noun
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- Everyone shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that goes still round in the same track.
See also
* sally portVerb
(en-verb)- The troops sallied in desperation.
- As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. -William Manchester