Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Dilly — may refer to: People: Erin Dilly (b. 1972), a Tony Award nominated actress Dilly Braimoh (b. 1959), an African British television presenter and producer Dilly Knox (1884–1943), British codebreaker and classical scholar at King s College,… … Wikipedia
dilly — dil ly (d[i^]l l[y^]), n. something remarkable, highly unusual, or exceptionally effective; as, a dilly of a movie; when I make a mistake, it s a dilly. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilly — dil ly (d[i^]l l[y^]), n. [Contr. fr. diligence.] A kind of stagecoach. The Derby dilly. J. H. Frere. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dilly — Géographie Pays Mali Région Koulikoro Cercle … Wikipédia en Français
Dilly — Dilly, Stadt, so v.w. Dilli 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Dilly — f English: pet form of DILYS (SEE Dilys), DILWEN (SEE Dilwen), and DAFFODIL (SEE Daffodil), now sometimes used as an independent given name … First names dictionary
dilly — ☆ dilly [dil′ē ] n. pl. dillies [orig. adj., prob. altered & contr. < DEL(IGHTFUL) + Y2] Slang a surprising or remarkable person, thing, event, etc … English World dictionary
dilly — noun (plural dillies) Etymology: obsolete dilly, adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful Date: 1935 one that is remarkable or outstanding < had a dilly of a storm > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dilly — n. something excellent. □ This little car is a real dilly. □ What a dilly of an apartment! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dilly — /dil ee/, n., pl. dillies. Informal. something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie. [1930 35; Amer.; earlier as adj.: wonderful, appar. a shortening of DELIGHTFUL or DELICIOUS, with Y1 (now taken as Y2)] * * * … Universalium
