li : Idioms & Phrases

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fleur-de-lis

  • noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
    iris; flag; sword lily.
  • noun (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
    fleur-de-lys.
WordNet
Fleur`-de-lis` noun
Etymology
F., flower of the lily. Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily.
Wordforms
plural Fleurs-de-lis
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The iris. See Flower-de-luce.
  2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.
Webster 1913

li bella

Li *bel"la noun
Etymology
L., dim. of libra balance. See Level, n.
Definitions
  1. A small balance.
  2. A level, or leveling instrument.
Webster 1913

li po

  • noun Chinese lyric poet (700-762)
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lis pendens

  • noun a pending lawsuit
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