Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramillie
Literary usage of Ramillie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1807)
"The wigs of the gentlemen were contracted, and the long, flowing curls were tied ;
these received the title of ramillie wigs*, and afterwards tie wigs; ..."
2. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1891)
"It had a long, gradually diminishing, plaited tail, called tho ' ramillie tail,'
which was tied with a great bow at the top and a smaller one at the bottom. ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1767)
"... out his mailer's great ramillie- wig, ... given a look at the antiquated
ramillie, which h;:d lain many years ..."
4. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men ...by William Hone by William Hone (1841)
"She once sent for Lord Bolingbroke in haste ; and he gave immediate attendance
in a ramillie, or tie, instead of a full bottomed wig, which so offended her ..."
5. England in the Days of Old by William Andrews (1897)
"ramillie-tail,' which was tied with a great bow at the top, and a smaller one at
the bottom." It is stated in Read's Weekly Journal of May 1st, 1736, ..."
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