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sally | sallee | Alternative forms |

Sally is an alternative form of sallee.


As proper nouns the difference between sally and sallee

is that sally is , also used as a formal given name while sallee is , manx equivalent to sally.

sally

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) saly, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(sallies)
  • A willow
  • Any tree that looks like a willow
  • An object made from the above trees' wood
    • Derived terms
    * sally rod

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir 'to leap forth', itself from (etyl) salire 'to leap'

    Noun

    (sallies)
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The stakes are low and the story beats are incidental amid the rush of largely mild visual gags and verbal sallies like “Blood Island! So called because it’s the exact shape of some blood!” }}
  • An excursion or side trip.
  • * John Locke
    • 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.
  • A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
    • See also
    * sally port

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position.
    • The troops sallied in desperation.
  • To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")
    • As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. -William Manchester
  • To venture off the beaten path.

    • Etymology 3

    From salvation in Salvation Army, from (etyl) salvatio

    Noun

    (sallies)
  • (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
    • Synonyms
    * Salvo

    Anagrams

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    sallee

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) Any of various wattles (trees).
  • (Australia, used in combination) Any of various eucalypts.
  • * 2006 , D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, G. M. Chippendale, N. Hall, B. P. M. Hyland, R.D. Johnston, D. A. Kleinig, M. W. McDonald, J. D. Turner, Forest Trees of Australia , CSIRO, page 556,
    • Black sallee is most common adjacent to creeks and flats in mountainous, tableland country.
  • * 2009 , Andrew Bain, Ethan Gelber, Cycling Australia , page 136,
    • In colder regions, mountain gums and white sallees – the beautiful twisted snow gums – occur.

    Derived terms

    * black sallee (Eucalyptus stellulata ) * Buffalo sallee (Eucalyptus mitchelliana ) * white sallee (Eucalyptus moorei'' or ''Eucalyptus pauciflora )

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