Lexicographical Neighbors of Shimmey
Literary usage of Shimmey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Publications of the Harleian Society by Harleian Society (1889)
"6 Joseph Hepworth & Jane Rand, of S' James's Mar. 12 George Gill & Jane shimmey,
... shimmey ..."
2. The Registers of Baptisms and Marriages at St. George's Chapel, May Fair by George John Armytage (1889)
"1738 Mar. 6 Joseph Hepworth & Jane Band, of S' James's Mar. 12 George GiU & Jane
shimmey, ... shimmey ..."
3. A Practical Grammar of the Antient Gaelic, Or Language of the Isle of Man by John Kelly (1870)
"shimmey, many. Beggan, little. S'coan, scarce. Beggan beg, very little. Bunnys,
almost. Wheesh, so much. Monney, much. 4.—ADVERBS OP NUMBER. ..."
4. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1860)
"shimmey. (Fr. Chemise.) A woman's under garment. ... It is as interesting a sight
to me as a shimmey in a wash-tub; and whispers of purity, love, harmony, ..."
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