Definition of Townlings

1. townling [n] - See also: townling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Townlings

townhouses
townie
townier
townies
towniest
townish
townland
townlands
townless
townlet
townlets
townlier
townliest
townlike
townling
townlings (current term)
townly
townpeople
towns
townscape
townscapes
townselike
townsfolk
townsful
township
townships
townsite
townsites
townskip
townskips

Literary usage of Townlings

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

1. Home Life in France by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1905)
"Seaside lodgings after English fashion have not found acceptance in France. These brand-new townlings by the sea do not consist of formal terraces, ..."

2. Home Life in France by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1907)
"Seaside lodgings after English fashion have not found acceptance in France. These brand-new townlings by the sea do not consist of formal terraces, ..."

3. Literary Rambles in France by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1907)
"Little villages and townlings are seen scattered about, while curling around the mountain-sides are splendid roads, mere threads in the distance. ..."

4. East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1902)
"Never, indeed, was a little Eden of coolness, freshness, and greenery more abominably used by its sponsors, whilst the name of so many French townlings are ..."

5. East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1902)
"... hardly less magnificent perspective, nothing to mar the picture as a whole, sunny plain, winding river and scattered townlings looking much as they must ..."

6. Evolution by Patrick Geddes, John Arthur Thomson (1911)
"... but seeking exercise for both, here is the best life of evolving manhood: as of old, so for ever, let townlings dream as they may. ..."

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