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Definition of Taleful
1. a. Full of stories.
Definition of Taleful
1. Adjective. Abounding with stories. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taleful
1. full of stories [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taleful
Literary usage of Taleful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[< tale* + -ful.] Abounding with stories. Hangs o'er th' enlivening blaze, and
taleful there Recounts his simple frolic. Thornton, Winter, 1. 90. ..."
2. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch (1842)
"... with all his female train, Pensive and dripping ; while the cottage-hind '-
Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and taleful there ..."
3. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch (1842)
"... crowd The crested cock, with all his female train, Pensive and dripping ;
while the cottage-hind Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and taleful there ..."
4. The Poetical Works of James Thomson by James Thomson (1854)
"... and dripping; while the cottage-hind Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and
taleful there Recounts his simple frolic : much he talks, And much he laughs, ..."
5. The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson by James Thomson, James Logie Robertson (1908)
"Mean while, the Cottage-Swain Hangs o'er th' enlivening Blaze, and, taleful,
there, 130 Recounts his simple Frolic: Much he talks, And much he laughs, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[< tale* + -ful.] Abounding with stories. Hangs o'er th' enlivening blaze, and
taleful there Recounts his simple frolic. Thornton, Winter, 1. 90. ..."
7. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch (1842)
"... with all his female train, Pensive and dripping ; while the cottage-hind '-
Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and taleful there ..."
8. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch (1842)
"... crowd The crested cock, with all his female train, Pensive and dripping ;
while the cottage-hind Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and taleful there ..."
9. The Poetical Works of James Thomson by James Thomson (1854)
"... and dripping; while the cottage-hind Hangs o'er the enlivening blaze, and
taleful there Recounts his simple frolic : much he talks, And much he laughs, ..."
10. The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson by James Thomson, James Logie Robertson (1908)
"Mean while, the Cottage-Swain Hangs o'er th' enlivening Blaze, and, taleful,
there, 130 Recounts his simple Frolic: Much he talks, And much he laughs, ..."
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