tinternell
tinternell noun: a certain form of song or dance popular in Elizabethan times.
Noun
tinternell (plural not attested)
- A certain form of song or dance popular in Elizabethan times.
- At last Ferdinando taking into his hand a Lute that lay on his Mistresse bed, did vnto the note of the Venetian galliard apply the Italian dittie[…]but his Mistres could not be quiet vntill she heard hym repeat the Tinternell which he vsed ouer night[…]c. 1575, George Gascoigne, “The pleasant Fable of Ferdinando Ie∣ronomi and Leonora de Valasco, translated out of the Italian riding tales of Bartello”, in The poesies of George Gascoigne Esquire...
- And I, a loitering shadow,
With other shadows dwell,
Twirling like string-tied puppet
In aimless tinternel.1906, Florence Wilkinson, “The Far Country”, in The Far Country, page 183
Examples of tinternell in a sentence
- […]herself, in a grown-up lady's dress at age 3, solemnly dancing the steps of a Tinternell[…]2009, C. E. Murphy, The Pretender's Crown, page 451:
- Whether it was the stately tinternell or the exuberant jig, dancing was considered a healthy recreation for the mind and exercise for the body during the Elizabethan era.2015, Jodie Gould, High: 6 Principles for Guilt-Free Pleasure and Escape:
Questions about tinternell
- What does tinternell mean?
- Tinternell means a certain form of song or dance popular in Elizabethan times.
- How do you use tinternell in a sentence?
- […]herself, in a grown-up lady's dress at age 3, solemnly dancing the steps of a Tinternell[…]
- What part of speech is tinternell?
- Tinternell is a noun.
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