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Islay

noun
1.
California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers.  Synonyms: evergreen cherry, holly-leaf cherry, holly-leaved cherry, Prunus ilicifolia.
2.
An island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides.





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"Islay" Quotes from Famous Books



... advantageous and honourable terms, the ministerial ranks began to waver, and the murmur of sauve qui peut was heard. That Walpole had foul play is almost certain, but to what extent it is difficult to say. Lord Islay was suspected; the Duke of Newcastle something more than suspected. It would have been strange, indeed, if his Grace had been idle ...
— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 1 • Thomas Babington Macaulay
... Landseer painted another royal dog, Islay, the pet terrier of Victoria; also Dandie Dinmont, belonging to the Princess Alice; then Eos, who was Prince Albert's—King Edward's—dog. All the last years of Sir Edwin Landseer' life, the royal family were his devoted and comforting friends. The painter suffered ...
— Pictures Every Child Should Know • Dolores Bacon


Words linked to "Islay" :   wild plum, island, wild plum tree, Inner Hebrides


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