Lily Pad

But look again at the lily-pad ladies of Rossetti and Burne-Jones, and note their square jaws and prominent noses, their fleshy chins and lips. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)

Here, an array of PRB lily-pad ladies, made androgynous by their prominent chins, surrounds Holman Hunt's "Il Dolce far Niente" — his wife's features, but surely a drag queen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Farrell Grehan/Esto The main room of the Johnson Wax Building with its signature lily-pad columns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Which, pace James Gary, would likely make a base in Iraq even less of a likely lily-pad (so to speak) for future foreign policy adventures. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ariau's guides shepherd guests on nature walks through lily-pad lakes to spot pink river dolphins or more bracing creatures, like caimans. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And a suit Ms. Zhang bought looks entirely Western except for its lily-pad like broad collar. ❋ Unknown (2008)

His lily-pad ladies (such as the drowning "Ophelia," 1851-52) and cherubic children adorn thousands of greetings cards and, in the case of his most famous, "Bubbles" (1885-86), the historic advertisements for Pears soap. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, there has been much speculation that the Pentagon plans to keep Bondsteel open as a "lily-pad" base in the Balkans as other bases in places Germany and Turkey close. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Maybe so, for in throwing a little bluegill popper along the lily-pad edges, I was ignoring the largemouths that sometimes broke the surface behind us. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Drop a jig, worm, or weedless spoon into lily-pad pockets and focus on channel-like openings. ❋ Unknown (2003)

One was a cute frog screensaver cartoon - a little green frog that jumps from lily-pad to lily-pad the way frogs do...and the other was a Mendelssohn Violin Concerto last movement ringtone. ❋ Jessica (2004)

Who ever heard of angry revolutionists swinging their bare feet together with their oppressor in lily-pad park pools, with gospels and guitars and "I Have, A Dream" speeches? ❋ X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 (1964)

Piang stopped at a lily-pad to gather some of the inviting blossoms, but regretted it instantly, as a swarm of mosquitos rose and enveloped him. ❋ Florence Partello Stuart (N/A)

A drizzling rain was still falling; great hairy-legged spiders skated over the water, making things grewsome; the large lily-pad leaves moved suspiciously, so Kali gave the orders to camp for the rest of the night. ❋ Florence Partello Stuart (N/A)

He was passing the arm of Mesantic that leads to "lily-pad reach". ❋ Mary E. Waller (N/A)

She rounded the peninsula of The Bow and headed her boat, not to the sheds on the north shore, but towards the west, to "lily-pad reach". ❋ Mary E. Waller (N/A)

The hands that held the steady oars quivered suddenly, then gripped them as in a vise; the man's face flushed; he bent to the right oar, the craft whirled half way on her keel; the other oar fell -- swiftly and powerfully the boat shot ahead up "lily-pad reach". ❋ Mary E. Waller (N/A)

And all the fishes swimming around, from the big pickerel down to the littlest "minnie," waggled their fins and tails to show they agreed too, while the froggies on the lily-pad croaked: ❋ Robert Gordon Anderson (N/A)

You would expect him to land on a lily-pad any moment and smooth his wings with his needle-like legs. ❋ Marsden Hartley (N/A)

" I went to [Griffin's] house and Pulled [a Lily] [pad]." ❋ "HardBody" (2003)

[Jumping] to a better job, to a different relationship, to a different living [situation], all are [jumping] to a different lily pad. ❋ ApersonwhoiscurrentknownasRick (2012)

The service at that restaurant sucked, [I'm glad] I left them [a lily] [pad]. ❋ Clark Westfield (2006)

Why are you're eyes [so red]?? I'm on that [lily pad] [real bad] (laughs) ❋ Chickita Fricken Nikita (2011)

In order to make his first presentation as [stressful] as possible, Il [Duderino] gave the Big [Ragu] a brutal lily pad in the hall. ❋ Original_wetfenner (2008)

Dude, this party [sucks]... [let's go] lily padding until we find another party that isn't as [lame]. ❋ Big Mike (2005)

[Hootie]: Do you want to go get drinks at the bar? Courtney: No, [why don't we] just pick up some wine and go back to my [lily pad]. ❋ Radius.7 (2014)

Guy: lily pads Girl: what? Guy: [nothing] Girl: [uh]... [ok] ❋ Anonymously Anonymous 2093874 (2010)

Person 1: Oi man did you see dat [Lily Pad] over dere m8? Person 2: Ya I think dat [froggie] was [hoppin] all over it! ❋ Bumm_y (2020)

I had to [courtesy flush] [for myself] in there. I thought things were going well but I didn’t realize it was [lily padding]. ❋ MacGyversblade (2020)