lily-livered
Significado (Inglés)
Cowardly, lacking courage.
Sinónimos
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
The first known uses of lily-livered are in William Shakespeare’s works written c. 1603–1606; see quotations below. From the medieval belief that the liver was the seat of courage, and the pale color of the lily flower. A person who had no blood in their liver would have no courage and would thus be a coward. Equivalent to lily + livered.
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