lizzie









lizzie


lizzie [liz-ee] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. tin lizzie.

Origin of lizzie First recorded in 1910–15 Lizzy or Liz·zie [liz-ee] noun

  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

Examples from the Web for lizzie Contemporary Examples of lizzie

  • The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.

    The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014

    Melissa Leon

    January 1, 2015

  • Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.

    Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?

    Nina Strochlic

    October 30, 2014

  • The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast has a tendency to lose its guests in the middle of the night.

    Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?

    Nina Strochlic

    October 30, 2014

  • After 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that the evidence was insufficient and acquitted Lizzie.

    Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?

    Nina Strochlic

    October 30, 2014

  • On the piano is a portrait of Lizzie, and replica skulls of the Bordens are displayed in the dining room.

    Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?

    Nina Strochlic

    October 30, 2014

  • Historical Examples of lizzie

  • And the three friends, Connie and Sarah and Lizzie, came and went.

    Life and Death of Harriett Frean

    May Sinclair

  • She went round to Lizzie and Sarah to see what they thought.

    Life and Death of Harriett Frean

    May Sinclair

  • Harriett put on her hat and went round to Lizzie and Sarah in turn.

    Life and Death of Harriett Frean

    May Sinclair

  • She was glad enough when Lizzie came to her; she still liked Lizzie best.

    Life and Death of Harriett Frean

    May Sinclair

  • As Lizzie put it, Sarah’s appearance was an outrage on her contemporaries.

    Life and Death of Harriett Frean

    May Sinclair

  • Word Origin and History for lizzie Lizzie

    pet form of fem. proper name Elizabeth, used colloquially for “a motor car” (especially an early-model Ford) from 1913; also tin lizzie.

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