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Lily vs Brogue - What's the difference?

lily | brogue |

As nouns the difference between lily and brogue

is that lily is any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species while brogue is a strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.

As an adjective lily

is white .

As a proper noun Lily

is {{given name|female|from=English}}. Popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.

As a verb brogue is

to speak with a brogue (accent).

lily

English

(wikipedia lily)

Noun

(lilies)
  • Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
  • Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
  • (heraldiccharge) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
  • The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  • * (rfdate) Sir Thomas Browne
  • But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * arum lily * belladonna lily * calla lily * cobra lily * day lily * Easter lily * fawn lily * lily of the field * lily of the valley * Mariposa lily * palm lily * rock lily * spider lily * star lily * tiger lily * trout lily * water lily

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).
  • * 1994 , Colleen Faulkner, Captive
  • "Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.

    Anagrams

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    brogue

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
  • * 1978 , , Fair Blows the Wind , Bantam Books, page 62:
  • I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue , although not much of it.
  • * 2010 , , Random House, page 187:
  • “No-man's-land.” The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue .
  • A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
  • (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
  • Synonyms
    * brogan
    Derived terms
    * brogued * brogueing * broguery * broguish

    Verb

    (brogu)
  • (intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
  • To walk.
  • To kick.
  • To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
  • See also

    * (Brogue shoe)

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from (etyl) brouiller

    Verb

    (brogu)
  • (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters