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‖ mali, n.1 Anglo-Indian.|ˈmɔːliː|
Also 8–9 molly, 9 mollie, mollee, mallee, mallie, maul(ly).
[Hindi mālī.]
One of the gardener caste in India; hence any native gardener.
1759Wages tariff in Long Sel. Rec. Ft. William (1869) 182 (Y.) House Molly..2 Rs. 1810T. Williamson E. Ind. Vade Mecum I. 261 The Mauly, or gardener, next claims attention. Ibid. 263 It would surprize an European to see with what precision maullies sow and cover their seeds. a1825D. Johnson Observ. Dis. India in Good Study Med. (1825) III. 425 Such people as have their feet and hands frequently in cold water or earth, such as..Dobys (washerwomen) and Mollies (gardeners) in the upper provinces of India. 1879Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Ind. Househ. Managem. 63 We soon got a mallee, or gardener, and a garden-coolie. 1886R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1899) 34 He shall see the mallie steals the slab For currie-grinder, and for goats the grass. 1908C. Sorabji Between Twilights xii. 150 While my Mali and I did tidyings in the Garden, I spoke to him gently about the plant. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 20 A nearly naked mali, watering-can in hand. 1971Hindustan Times Weekly (New Delhi) 4 Apr. 10/7 The groundsmen and malis were being paid from the University Sports Fund. |
