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Definition of Janglers
1. jangler [n] - See also: jangler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Janglers
Literary usage of Janglers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Life of Thomas Ellwood, Or, An Account of His Birth by Thomas Ellwood, Joseph Wyeth (1836)
"... who had been a captain, where we met with some janglers; but the Lord's power
was over all; for I travelled in the motion of God's power. ..."
2. Studies in English, Written and Spoken: For the Use of Continental Students by Cornelis Stoffel (1894)
"14, 1887, 286": "The polished-nosed gambler gave a sigh of discomfort, but handed
over five sound janglers to the cleric; Judy, Febr. ..."
3. Characteristics of English Poets from Chaucer to Shirley by William Minto (1874)
"... and janglers, Judas' children, that feign them fantasies, and make themselves
fools."1 Langland would have used even stronger language towards the ..."
4. A Dissertation on Romance and Minstrelsy by Joseph Ritson, Chrétien (1891)
"... an eye- * janglers, which frequently occurs in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, is
explained, by his learned editor, a prater or babbler, and has, therefore, ..."
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