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Ramilie

Ramilie proper noun: applied to various 18th-century fashions or articles of dress, especially a form of cocked hat, and a wig with a long plaited tail.

Proper noun

Ramilie

  1. (attributive, historical) Applied to various 18th-century fashions or articles of dress, especially a form of cocked hat, and a wig with a long plaited tail.
    • From an inner pocket he produces a costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic’s Crop.1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 227

Forms of Ramilie

alternative formRamillie

Origin of Ramilie

Named in honour of Marlborough's victory over the French at Ramillies in Belgium in 1706.

Questions about Ramilie

What does Ramilie mean?
Ramilie means applied to various 18th-century fashions or articles of dress, especially a form of cocked hat, and a wig with a long plaited tail.
What part of speech is Ramilie?
Ramilie is a proper noun.

Words near Ramilie in the dictionary

  1. ramify
  2. ramifying
  3. ramigerous
  4. Ramik
  5. ramikite-(Y)
  6. Ramilie
  7. Ramillie
  8. Ramin
  9. Raminea
  10. raming
  11. raming over

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