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Definition of Myrtles
1. myrtle [n] - See also: myrtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrtles
Literary usage of Myrtles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... Then eastern Egypt saw the growing flame, Where first the soldier, stung with
generous shame, And Maida's myrtles gleamed beneath its ray, Rivalled the ..."
2. American Flower Garden Directory by Robert Buist (1832)
"myrtles AND OLEANDERS. If any of these have grown irregularly, and are not headed
... This insect is likewise found on myrtles, which are worse to clean, ..."
3. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse by Joseph Friedlander, George Alexander Kohut (1917)
"Palms and myrtles (Hymn for the First Day of Tabernacles) ""THY praise, ...
Have mercy Thou, and hear the prayer Of those who palms and myrtles bear. ..."