tirlien.adj.

Forms: Also tirly.

Etymology: < tirl n.¹, tirl v.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtirlie.

Scottish.

A. n.

1. (See quot. 1882.)

ΚΠ

1882 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) Tirlie, tirly, s. applied to a waving or ornamental line in scroll-work or carving; also, to the ornament itself.

2. A turnstile.

ΚΠ

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Tirlies, little circular stoppages in pathways which turn round.

B. adj.

Full of twirls or whirls.

a. tirly-toy n.

ΚΠ

a1807 J. Skinner Amusem. Leisure Hours (1809) 101 What can ye be that cou'd employ Your pen in sic a tirly-toy?

b. ˈtirlie-ˈwhirlie n. a whirled figure, ornament, or pattern; anything having this form; a whirligig; a musical twirl or turn of the voice: also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > a spiral > spiral design or figure

tirlie-whirlie1755

twirligig1902

1755 R. Forbes Shop-bill in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 40 I hae to fit the little girl..Wi' mony a bony tirly wirl about the queets [= ankles].

1776 Dainty Davie ii, in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs II. 215 It was in and through the window broads, And a' the tirlie wirlies o'd; The sweetest kiss that e'er I got.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 148 They hae contrived queer tirlie-wirlie holes, that gang out to the open air, and keep the stair as caller as a kail-blade.

1884 ‘J. Strathesk’ More Bits from Blinkbonny xiv. 274 Matthew Riddell..sang with a great many ‘tirlywirlies’ and grace-notes the following curling song.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tirlie
释义	tirlien.adj. Forms: Also tirly. Etymology: < tirl n.¹, tirl v.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtirlie. Scottish. A. n. 1. (See quot. 1882.) ΚΠ 1882 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) Tirlie, tirly, s. applied to a waving or ornamental line in scroll-work or carving; also, to the ornament itself. 2. A turnstile. ΚΠ 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Tirlies, little circular stoppages in pathways which turn round. B. adj. Full of twirls or whirls. a. tirly-toy n. ΚΠ a1807 J. Skinner Amusem. Leisure Hours (1809) 101 What can ye be that cou'd employ Your pen in sic a tirly-toy? b. ˈtirlie-ˈwhirlie n. a whirled figure, ornament, or pattern; anything having this form; a whirligig; a musical twirl or turn of the voice: also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > a spiral > spiral design or figure tirlie-whirlie1755 twirligig1902 1755 R. Forbes Shop-bill in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 40 I hae to fit the little girl..Wi' mony a bony tirly wirl about the queets [= ankles]. 1776 Dainty Davie ii, in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs II. 215 It was in and through the window broads, And a' the tirlie wirlies o'd; The sweetest kiss that e'er I got. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 148 They hae contrived queer tirlie-wirlie holes, that gang out to the open air, and keep the stair as caller as a kail-blade. 1884 ‘J. Strathesk’ More Bits from Blinkbonny xiv. 274 Matthew Riddell..sang with a great many ‘tirlywirlies’ and grace-notes the following curling song. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1755
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