Meaning of Sully | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. A blemish.
   obsolete, rare
3. A diminutive of the male given name Sullivan.
   countable, uncountable
4. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
5. A coastal village in the Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1568).
   countable, uncountable
6. A commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
   countable, uncountable
7. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
   countable, uncountable
8. A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
   countable, uncountable
9. A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States.
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
    countable, uncountable
11. Ellipsis of Sully County.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You laying these ſlight ſallies on my ſonne, / As t'were a thing a little ſoyld with working, […]”

“After all, it must be confessed, that a noble and triumphant merit often breaks through and dissipates these little spots and sullies in its reputation; but if, by a mistaken pursuit after fame, or through human infirmity any false step be made in the more momentous concerns of life, the whole scheme of ambitious designs is broken and disappointed.”

“Roses, ere their crimson breast / Throws aside its green moss vest; / Young hearts, or ere toil, or care, / Or gold, has left a sully there.”

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