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amaryllis

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Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. --Milton. (bot.) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, ...

Usage examples of amaryllis.

When a bold hunch leads them from a wild murder investigation to a red-hot love affair, Amaryllis is shocked, Lucas is delighted-- and no power on heaven, earth or St.

It was obvious that Amaryllis was, in her own way, as alien to him as the ancient artifacts.

Lucas had a strong suspicion that Amaryllis was stuffed to her pretty eyeballs with a host of old-fashioned, boring, and very inconvenient virtues.

His bold cheekbones, aggressive nose, and strong jaw were as exotic, compelling, and mysterious to Amaryllis as the alien artifacts themselves.

Lucas Trent was, after all, the most important client Amaryllis had signed up since she had come to work for Psynergy, Inc.

Trent has arranged for Amaryllis to masquerade as a member of the catering staff at the reception.

Pleased with the dress and with the fact that she was ready ten minutes before Lucas was scheduled to arrive, Amaryllis walked out of her bedroom.

The phone rang just as Amaryllis turned to lead the way toward the door.

For one brief, shining moment, Amaryllis felt an unexpected sense of mutual empathy flash between them.

The shame and the humiliation cast shadows for years, especially in small towns such as the one where Amaryllis had been raised.

From birth, Amaryllis had been surrounded by a host of loving relatives.

Lucas stood with Amaryllis at the far end of the museum hall and tried to keep his attention on Miranda Locking and Merrick Beech.

In his considered opinion, Amaryllis was anything but professional this evening.

Lucas was the first to acknowledge that he had no great gift for intuition, but he had a strong suspicion that there was a lot more to the story than Amaryllis implied.

But he was not surprised to learn that Amaryllis was excited by the sight of Madison Sheffield.