Molly
['mɒlɪ] or ['mɑli]
Definition
(n.) Same as Mollemoke.
(n.) A pet or colloquial name for Mary.
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Definition
n. dim. of Mary: the wagtail bird.—n. Moll′ycoddle an effeminate fellow.—Molly Maguire one of the Ribbonmen of Ireland (1843) who perpetrated outrages by night in women's dress: one of a secret society which terrorised the coal regions of Pennsylvania (1867-77).
Editor: Rena
Examples
- Molly, let them see your wrist. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And has your pretty shining Brown Molly come back at all tired? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her name's Brown Molly, sir, and she'll go till she drops. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- And your shining courageous Brown Molly for the long? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Molly, said Mr. Jaggers, not looking at her, but obstinately looking at the opposite side of the room, let them see both your wrists. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Now, Molly, Molly, Molly, Molly, how slow you are to-day! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But Mrs. Dorset told Molly about it herself: she said the villa was full of the most exquisite things and she was really sorry to leave. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Cornelia Van Alstyne was full of it: Molly was there, and Gerty Farish ran in for a minute to tell us about it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Molly didn't care for the bridesmaids' dresses. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Lord, I laughed fit to split, dat ar time we cotched Molly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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