Lexicographical Neighbors of Gawsy
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Literary usage of Gawsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society, John Harland, Manchester (England). Court-Leet (1862)
"... affords a trace of the word in its third meaning: Weel might ye trow to see
them there Whan pacing wi' a gawsy air In gude braid claith. — Fergusson. ..."
2. The Ballad Book: A Selection of the Choicest Old Ballads by William Allingham (1886)
"... O. " Peggy Coutts is a very bonny bride, And Drum is big and gawsy; But he
might hae chosen a higher match Than ony shepherd's lassie ! ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"... Wud be right laith 1S When pacing wi' a gawsy air1* In gude Braid Claith.
1 cover. J possess or deserve. * sloe-black. ..."
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