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Definition of Jerrids
1. jerrid [n] - See also: jerrid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerrids
Literary usage of Jerrids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1811)
"... bell-deck'd dancers,' • bazars,' and ' jerrids;' and shortly afterward, page 34.
we are beset with the ' crowns of Caciques/ and the ' aigrettes' of ..."
2. Recollections of Travels in the East: Forming a Continuation of the Letters by John Carne (1830)
"By turns they struck on the back, limbs, or turban, and the jerrids that were
cast at the chief fell harmless, being mostly caught in the air, or evaded. ..."
3. Russian Lyrics in English Verse by Charles Thomas Wilson (1887)
"The Bedouin in tents forgets To throw his light jerrids ; And sings, while gazing
at the stars, About his father's deeds. All that is visible to eye Sleeps ..."
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