2. Noun. Legends in general; mythology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legendry
1. a collection of legends [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legendry
Literary usage of Legendry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Last Memory of Robert Louis Stevenson by Charlotte Eaton (1916)
""We are too young yet to appreciate our legendry wealth," said Mr. San- born,
with an emphasis on the "legendry. ..."
2. The Mount: Speech from Its English Heights by Thomas Sinclair (1878)
"Theseus and Hippolyta should not, as Greek hero and heroine, be united to fairy
legendry. The four secondary lovers are similar and monotonous. ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... they no longer were required to be acquainted with Latin legendry and the
minor love-affairs of the major Greek divinities. Life was their glossary, ..."
4. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"... he will always be the incomparable poet of their childhood home, of its
landscape, its legendry, and the spiritual essence of its history. ..."
5. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"... they no longer were required to be acquainted with Latin legendry and the
minor love-affairs of the major Greek divinities. Life was their glossary, ..."
6. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"White orbs like angels pass Before the triple glass, That men may scan the record
of each flame, — Of spectral line and line The legendry divine, ..."
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