Lexicographical Neighbors of Giglet
Literary usage of Giglet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"giglet, Is. A wanton wench ; GIGLOT, va loose woman. Still GIGGLE, j used in some
dialects to signify a flighty girl, or one fond of romping. ..."
2. The Fool of Quality: Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland by Henry Brooke (1839)
"... and Miss giglet, the merry miss of threescore, that you know.— La, madam ,
exclaimed the Countess, why, these are all persons of distinguished fashion. ..."
3. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"167; vi 70; 73. giglet (Globe, ... wanton, giddy: a giglet wench, ... 41; O giglet
Fortune, Cymb. iii. i. ..."
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