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But look again at the lily-pad ladies of Rossetti and Burne-Jones, and note their square jaws and prominent noses, their fleshy chins and lips.

A Self-Conscious Pursuit of Beauty in Art Paul Levy 2011

Here, an array of PRB lily-pad ladies, made androgynous by their prominent chins, surrounds Holman Hunt's "Il Dolce far Niente" — his wife's features, but surely a drag queen.

Diverging Tastes of Pre-Raphaelites 2010

Farrell Grehan/Esto The main room of the Johnson Wax Building with its signature lily-pad columns.

The Hand and Eye of Genius 2009

Which, pace James Gary, would likely make a base in Iraq even less of a likely lily-pad (so to speak) for future foreign policy adventures.

Matthew Yglesias » Maybe We Can Call Them “Ponies” 2007

Ariau's guides shepherd guests on nature walks through lily-pad lakes to spot pink river dolphins or more bracing creatures, like caimans.

Alone At Last. . . 2008

And a suit Ms. Zhang bought looks entirely Western except for its lily-pad like broad collar.

In the Mood for Love … and Qipaos 2008

His lily-pad ladies (such as the drowning "Ophelia," 1851-52) and cherubic children adorn thousands of greetings cards and, in the case of his most famous, "Bubbles" (1885-86), the historic advertisements for Pears soap.

Barcelona's Nouveau Niche 2007

However, there has been much speculation that the Pentagon plans to keep Bondsteel open as a "lily-pad" base in the Balkans as other bases in places Germany and Turkey close.

'Big Progress, But Changes Come Slowly' 2007

Maybe so, for in throwing a little bluegill popper along the lily-pad edges, I was ignoring the largemouths that sometimes broke the surface behind us.

Spring Tactics for Big Bluegill from Field and Stream's John Merwin 2004

Drop a jig, worm, or weedless spoon into lily-pad pockets and focus on channel-like openings.

25 Tips for Bass 2003