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Definition of Girned
1. girn [v] - See also: girn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Girned
Literary usage of Girned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Short Story by Alexander Jessup, Henry Seidel Canby (1903)
"... girned too, like a sheep's head between a pair of tangs—an ihl-faur'd, fearsome
couple they were. The laird's buff-coat was hung on a pin ..."
2. A Study of the Short Story by Henry Seidel Canby (1913)
"Major Weir sat opposite to him, in a red-laced coat, and the laird's wig on his
head; and aye as Sir Robert girned wi' pain, ..."
3. The Short-story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development by Brander Matthews (1907)
"Major Weir sat opposite to him, in a red-laced coat, and the laird's wig on his
head; and aye as Sir Robert girned wi' pain, ..."
4. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"Major Weir sat opposite to him, in a red laced coat, and the Laird's wig on his
head ; and aye as Sir Robert girned wi' pain, ..."
5. Great Short Stories: A New Collection of Famous Examples from the by William Patten, Broughton Brandenburg, P.F. Collier & Son Corporation (1906)
"Major Weir sat opposite to him, in a red laced coat, and the laird's wig on his
head; and aye as Sir Robert girned wi' pain, ..."
6. The Art of the Short Story by Carl Henry Grabo (1913)
"Major Weir sat opposite to him, in a red-laced coat, and the laird's wig on his
head; and aye as Sir Robert girned wi' pain, ..."
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