Definition of Twelfth night

1. Noun. Eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5.

Generic synonyms: Christian Holy Day
Group relationships: Jan, January

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twelfth Night

Tver
Tvisha
Twainesque
Twainian
Tweed edgewise treatment
Tweed triangle
Tweedle-dee
Tweedle-dees
Tweedle-dum
Tweedle-dums
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Twelfth cake
Twelfth cakes
Twelfth day
Twelfth night (current term)
Twelfthtide
Twelve Days of Christmas
Twelve Labours of Hercules
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Twelver
Twentieth Amendment
Twenty20
Twi
Twi-tard
Twi-tards
Twickenham
Twickers
Twihard
Twihards

Literary usage of Twelfth night

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1916)
"The main title of Shakespeare's piece has no reference to the plot, and doubtless commemorates the fact that it was designed for the Twelfth night of ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"3 THE LITTLE QUEEN OF TWELFTH-NIGHT BY KATHARINE ELISE CHAPMAN IF she had not ... before Twelfth-night, she would never have known about Robin, the poacher. ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"turn of Albion,1 which celebrated the return of Prince Charles from Spain, on Twelfth night, 1H23-4 (4to, nd), and for 'Pan's Anniversary, or the Shepherd's ..."

4. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1844)
"Illustration of a Passage in Twelfth night: the passing measure Pavin. ... of appending a supplement is upon a passage in " Twelfth night," act v., sc. ..."

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