Lexicographical Neighbors of Tirrits
Literary usage of Tirrits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"A fanciful word," says Nares, " perhaps corrupted from terror :"— Here's a goodly
tumult! I'll forswear keeping house, afore I'll be in these tirrits and ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"These tirrits and frights will be the death of me," cries Mrs. Quickly when
Ancient Pistol is swaggering in her house, and nearly similar were our feelings ..."
3. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"I '11 forswear keeping house, afore I '11 be in these tirrits and frights.
So; murder, I warrant now. Alas, alas! put up your naked weapons, ..."
4. Shakespeare's History of King Henry the Fourth by William Shakespeare, William James Rolfe (1899)
"stand the push, 163. ! staying no longer question, 149. respect (--regard), 152.
rheumatic, 167. stiff-borne, 152. still-stand, 166. tirrits, ..."
5. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1901)
"Tilly-fally, an exclamation of contempt; II. iv. 87. tirrits, Mrs. Q.'s
blunder for (?) terrors; II. iv. 213. To, compared to; IV. iii. 55. ..."
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