Lexicographical Neighbors of Giglets
Literary usage of Giglets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"GESTS—giglets. gests, exploits, Ant. iv. 8. 2. get within him, get within his
guard, close with him, Err. vi 34. ghost, a dead body: see timely-parted ..."
2. The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) by Robert Burns (1886)
"Giftie, diminutive of gift. Giga, musical term. Set off wi' allegretto glee His
giga solo. giglets, laughing maidens, or young lads. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Away with those giglets too.—Measure for Manure, V. 352. Ging, the whip employed
to spin a top. Gladdy, the yellow hammer. ..."
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