Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Early French, from Arabic lilak, from Persian nilak 'bluish', from nil 'blue' |
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li‧lac
1 [countable]HBPDLG a small tree with pale purple or white flowers
2 [uncountable]CC a pale purple colour [= mauve]
—lilac adjective: a lilac dress
a lilac dress