lilliputian
Collocations
4ADJ.
right
VERB + LILLIPUTIAN
sail
LILLIPUTIAN + NOUN
infants, language
PREP.
among
Definitions
noun
A very small person or being.
I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us.
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
adj
Very small, diminutive
—O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—...
Trivial, petty
noun
Alternative form of lilliputian.
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4I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us.
Wiktionary—O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—...
WiktionaryIts nasty sting backs up the warning, and in the case of the cow killer, additional warnings also come in the form of sound, a squeak of broad frequency range that resembles a miniature rattle of a Li
WiktionaryThe Movement for the Self-Determination of Lilliput is here to defend the right of the Lilliputian language to exist.
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