I am sending you a virtual bouquet of mountain lilac from San Diego and a fresh bouquet of rosemary to remind you of Provence!. From Wordnik.com. [baba cool - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Whether it is sultry, as in lilac, or cool, as in lady's smocks, this mingling of fierce red and saintly blue has an elfin quality. From Wordnik.com. [The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing] Reference
Ah! lilac: well, you should always dress in lilac. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times] Reference
lilacs are susceptible to a moth called the lilac borer. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
The lilac is nice, and I’d go for it in green as well. From Wordnik.com. [Of Leaf Mould and Other Fashion Disasters « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference
For small spaces try a dwarf lilac, which is easily kept at a rounded 3 to 4 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Suzy Bales: Blooming Buddies: Lilacs and Peonies] Reference
When this bird flies it's called a lilac-breasted roller because it rolls in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2003] Reference
Mr. Maher: I know the lilac is a splendid thing, better than the golden willow, because they last longer. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
Cullen - I think they'd pick a flower name for that shirt - "lilac" or "hyacinth" - but maybe only if it were a woman's shirt. From Wordnik.com. [harvest gold rotary dial wall unit] Reference
From smart stripes and softly overlaid checks to deep hues such as lilac, blue and grey. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the spring she bought a new silk gown, a gray with a kind of lilac tint, and cut off the breadths to make sure of it. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Boston] Reference
If I say the word "lilac" we have the immediate stimulation of the fragrance and this evokes a strong memory to each of us. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldTimesOnline.com] Reference
Pick your color (lilac seems to be quite popular this year). From Wordnik.com. [Fashion: Some Sartorial Savoir-Faire] Reference
Ms. Swanepoel's favorite cut is the demi racerback Incredible in lilac. From Wordnik.com. [At SoHo Secret, 'Incredible' Launch] Reference
She took his arm and led him into her cozy office, redolent of lilac. From Wordnik.com. [Aromatherapy] Reference
The metallic scent of cold blood washes the sweetness of lilac from the air. From Wordnik.com. [The Case for Mashed Potatoes] Reference
Emily Blunt's goddesslike, lilac gown had cream-colored beads on the straps. From Wordnik.com. [Emmy Awards 2010: Who Was Best-Dressed? (PHOTOS, POLL)] Reference
One could smell the springtime in the air, a vague odor of hyacinth and lilac. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Six months later white and lilac may be used, and colors resumed after two years. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
In your red lipstick and lilac kerchief, you were the most pretty lady in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Happiness Amid Melancholy: Songs of Patty Griffin] Reference
And nimbly springing behind a clump of lilac-trees in flower, Micheline disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Ms. DUNGY: (Reading) Coming from the woods, a bull has a lilac sprig dangling from a horn. From Wordnik.com. ['Black Nature': Poems Of Promise And Survival] Reference
Wild flowers always seemed to her like the flowers of the poor, something like her lilac dress. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She had French blood in her veins -- and not of French lilac shade, either, as Betty used to say. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
Crouched behind a suffocating lilac tree a woman in the last stages of alcohol poisoning is watching. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Lost Girl] Reference
Something of a cipher to the townspeople, he was well known in the lilac-scented university town of Wageningen. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden Death] Reference
Maryam Rajavi is dressed in a Chanel-style suit with her skirt at midcalf, lilac-colored pumps and a matching headscarf. From Wordnik.com. [IRAN: THE SPYING GAME] Reference
We hide in tents pitched in the Outdoors section of Target and spray putrid lilac perfume at the feet of passing shoppers. From Wordnik.com. [What They Meant] Reference
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