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  • proper noun A female given name, a variant of Lily or a pet form of Lillian

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Examples

  • My mother calls Lillie “my angel” because she crawled under my house the day after Christmas to help me find exactly which pipe was hemorrhaging water like Old Faithful.

    Muddy Waters princessalethea 2010

  • More than 10 years ago, I did the first of many residencies with 6th graders in a Miami school, a dismal jumble of iron and concrete with the flowery name Lillie C. Evans Elementary.

    What we’re really writing for… : Patricia Smith : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • A relationship of mist and mellow fruitfulness submit items, call Lillie-Beth Brinkman at 475-3290 or send e-mail to lbrinkman@opubco.com.

    WN.com - Articles related to BBC gardener Cushnie dies of heart attack 2010

  • Mohammed Nazir, better known as Lillie, is said to have transferred Al-Qaeda funds for use in the 2003 bombing of the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta which killed 12 people.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2009

  • Mohammed Nazir, better known as Lillie, is said to have transferred Al-Qaeda funds for use in the 2003 bombing of the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta which killed 12 people.

    Another Brick in the Wall 2009

  • The two are Mohammed Nazir Lep, better known as Lillie, and Mohd Farik Amin, also known as Zubair.

    nst online 2009

  • Zagorin's source did not name the prisoners, but it seems clear that the period he was referring to ( "2002 and possibly 2003") was when three particular "high-value detainees" -- Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Ramzi bin al-Shibh -- are reported to have been held on the island, and it seems entirely plausible, therefore, that after these three were transferred to another secret CIA facility in Poland, the prison was used not only to hold Hambali, but also to hold the two other "high-value detainees" captured with him -- Mohammed bin Lep (aka Lillie) and Mohd Farik bin Amin (aka Zubair).

    Andy Worthington: Secret "War on Terror" Prison on Diego Garcia Confirmed 2008

  • Lillie Langtry and Oscar Wilde, as seen in 'Lillie':

    PICTURES OF LILLIE Toby O'B 2009

  • Lillie Langtry and Oscar Wilde, as seen in 'Lillie':

    Archive 2009-08-09 Toby O'B 2009

  • Captain Steuer's "Lillie" passed us by and a sweet girl was seen.

    The Crew of the Whirlwind 1996

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