Definition of Giglet

1. a playful girl [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Giglet

giggled
giggler
gigglers
giggles
gigglesome
gigglier
giggliest
giggliness
giggling
gigglingly
gigglings
gigglish
giggly
giggot
gighe
giglet (current term)
giglets
giglot
giglots
gigman
gigmen
gigohm
gigohms
gigolos
gigot
gigot sleeve
gigots
gigs
gigster

Literary usage of Giglet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"giglet, Is. A wanton wench ; GIGLOT, va loose woman. Still GIGGLE, j used in some dialects to signify a flighty girl, or one fond of romping. ..."

2. The Fool of Quality: Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland by Henry Brooke (1839)
"... and Miss giglet, the merry miss of threescore, that you know.— La, madam , exclaimed the Countess, why, these are all persons of distinguished fashion. ..."

3. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"167; vi 70; 73. giglet (Globe, ... wanton, giddy: a giglet wench, ... 41; O giglet Fortune, Cymb. iii. i. ..."

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