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# filly

noun (filly, fillies)

«filly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A filly is a young female horse, usually under four years old. Its brother is a colt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the young mare a hero rides or hunts on; often a blue-grey or fine horse

### Examples

- The farmer's filly ran across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/#x1)
- The king's son rode a blue-grey filly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/#x2)
- The filly tossed her head in the stable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/#x3)
- Every filly in the field came to the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths; counting fillies is counting horses, one each

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «filly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«filly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/filly.html) on Mova free.