lily
n
1
(a) any of various types of plant growing from a bulb, with large white or reddish flowers 百合; 百合花
`water lilies 睡莲.
(b) type of lily with white flowers 白百合
daffodils and lilies flowering in the spring 春天开花的黄水仙和白百合.
2 (idm 习语) gild the lily => gild.
Yes, and we must stop people walking on this floor until it's firm. It may be necessary to put up a notice saying Keep off. Another thing, we' ll have to drill a hole in the wall for the electric wires.