lily (redirected from Lilied)

gild the lily

to spoil something by trying to improve or decorate it when it is already perfect. Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily?

lily-livered (literary)

not brave. I've never seen such a lily-livered bunch of wimps in my life!

lily-white

1. completely white in colour. He marvelled at her lily-white hands.

2. completely honest. He's not exactly lily-white himself, so he has some nerve calling her a cheat! (often negative)

3. having only white people near, often because of a wish to keep black people away. The black family found it difficult to feel comfortable in this lily-white, prosperous suburb.