Lily-livered etymology
The first known use of lily-livered was in 1605. From the medieval belief that the liver was the seat of courage, and the pale color of the lily flower. A person who had no blood in their liver would have no courage and would thus be a coward. Equivalent to lily + livered.
lily-livered apparently means cowardly and just comes from the color of lilys being pale and thus not courageous.
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