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Definition of Quicksilvers
1. quicksilver [n] - See also: quicksilver
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quicksilvers
Literary usage of Quicksilvers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Hand of God in History: Or, Divine Providence Historically Illustrated by Hollis Read (1862)
"These are your quicksilvers—skiny, showy—generally good metal —next to ...
These quicksilvers quite as often figure in female attire and rightfully belong ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"... past era—the "Quicksilvers," of flying and upsetting fame —must not be passed
over. His widow died only recently, although he went off the road of life ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1873)
"The coaches are built on the model of the old Tally-hos and Quicksilvers of forty
years ago, and therefore entirely answer the purpose of being quite ..."
4. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1871)
"... but rather, we should think, his reputation for wit and eccentricity, ' found
favour in the eyes of Hibernian quicksilvers, and in spite of his years, ..."
5. The Works of John Marston by John Marston (1856)
"Enter SYND. with Quicksilvers doublet, doake, rapier, and dagger. Syn. Here, sir,
put of the other halfe of your ..."
6. The Works of John Marston by John Marston (1856)
"Enter SYND. with Quicksilvers doublet, cloake, rapier, and dagger. Syn. Here,
sir, put of the other halfe of your ..."
7. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1861)
"... but rather, we should think, his reputation for wit and eccentricity, " found
favor in the eyes of Hibernian quicksilvers, and in spite of his years, ..."
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