Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A country girl; a shepherdess; a sweetheart: a common name for such in old romances, pastoral poems, etc.
- To address or celebrate in amatory verses.
- noun A genus of undershrubs of the gamopetalous order Rubiacæ and the tribe Anthospermeæ, characterized by stamens inserted on the base of the corolla, and fruit consisting of two pyriform indehiscent carpels.
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- proper noun Greek mythology A girl who killed herself for love, and was turned into an almond tree.
- proper noun A female
given name derived from the mythological character.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Phyllis is a statistician at the Food and Drug Administration.
In the cards: How teenage poker prodigy Steven Silverman won, and lost, millions Jessica Weiss 2010
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Phyllis is a statistician at the Food and Drug Administration.
In the cards: How teenage poker prodigy Steven Silverman won, and lost, millions Jessica Weiss 2010
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But full-blown psycho-Mike reared his ugly head in "Phyllis 'Wedding".
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I mean almost every episode I find myself wondering how is it that Jan hasn't fired him yet ... or ... that one of his employee's hasn't killed him yet (if I had been in Phyllis & Bob's shoes I may have done that after some of the stunts he pulled at the wedding).
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She mentions a couple, but deep down Phyllis is a self hating old bitty.
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So much so that Phyllis is now suggesting that I do a series: "Who maimed Canadian Mathematics?"
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"An umbel, Phyllis, is a number of blossoms starting from a common centre on a single stalk."
Flower Stories 1903
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Caecilia; I have used the name Phyllis in my version.
Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Various 1866
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When he calls Phyllis he tells her Brad is there and he told him to ask her why he was there.
Blogger News Network 2009
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I have some videos on "Phyllis" -- it was a mostly funny show, esp. anything with Mother Dexter.
It Sure Isn't Yooooouuuu Jaime J. Weinman 2007
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