单词 | tirlery |
释义 | † tirleryadj. Obsolete. ? Whirling, flighty, trifling, trumpery: in a few obsolete combinations: see quots., and cf. terlerie n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial frivol1492 fustian1523 triflinga1538 tirlery1546 trumpery1576 mockado1577 skipjack1597 flashy1598 trifle1607 fripperya1625 bagatelle1637 fingle-fangled1651 tawdry1696 sauntering1726 gimcrack1751 folderol1820 tin1886 shicec1890 cotton candy1951 candyfloss1957 1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 1st Pt. f. 24v Bertha the quene..than beynge a frenche woman, caused Kynge Ethelbert to admyt them with all their tyrlerye trashe. c1560 Dr. Doubble Ale 437 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 321 Farewell and adewe, With a whirlary whewe, And a tirlary typpe; Beware of the whyppe. 1639 J. Ford Ladies Triall iii. sig. E4 The best..prove themselves but flirts, and tirliry pufkins [see puffkin n.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1546 |
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