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Definition of Retying
1. retie [v] - See also: retie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retying
Literary usage of Retying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"With which reflection he sat down on the other side of the table, threw open his
vest, and made a pretence of retying the neckerchief with much ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"( The other couple sit down, and Margaret begins a retying of the cravat.
Enter the Wirthin and Stephenson, he imposing silence -with a sign. ..."
3. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"Well," she continued, untying his cravat and retying it again, " how did you
crawl out of it ? " " Do you mean to say your mother did not tell you ? ..."
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