Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The form of fleur-de-lis constituting the badge of the city of Florence, and the chief bearing on the city's escutcheon. See obverse of coin in cut under
florin . Also calledFlorentine lily .
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Examples
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The giglio is a tall wooden structure built to honor patron saints in Italian towns and is carried on the shoulders of men in a ritual that dates back hundred of years.
Jezebel 2009
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Saint Paulinus with music, food, parades, and the famous dancing of the giglio.
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For those who don't know, giglio is the Italian word for lily, and in this case it refers to an 80-foot tall, three-ton statue
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Today, the feast unfolds much as it has since 1903, with two weekends of giglio (and boat) dancing, along with a daily carnival.
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Come un giglio artificiale, una città cresce dai primi passi come piccolo villaggio, verso strutture sempre più vaste.
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I wanted to send a thank you to the person who came to the feast and wrote those nice comments about the singer on the giglio.
Getting Giglio With It Brooks of Sheffield 2007
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His scarlet giglio was the flower of love no less than the blazonry of battle on his standard, and the mint stamp of the commonwealth on his coinage.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
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(Contact J.P. Giglio at jp. giglio (at) newsobserver. com.)
ScrippsNews 2010
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I JUST DID .... robert giglio (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
timesofmalta.com 2009
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'Mita Mita' is a silly love tune with some pretty keys and strings, acidhouse dance-blues of 'Fumo', pining voices in 'Senti l'estate che torma', delicate 'Fiori di giglio', and more steel fuzz on
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2008
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