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Definition of Titivation
1. Noun. Sprucing up; making decorative additions to.
Definition of Titivation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Titivation
Literary usage of Titivation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters of Henry James by Henry James (1920)
"... with a goo«l deal of titivation and cancellation, the too-diffuse but, I
somehow feel, tolerably full and good ..."
2. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"... the thirstiest desire to find as much art as possible in them, I must mournfully
confess that the only idea I can see in them is the idea of titivation. ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"... recreation ground, in the titivation of which I hope that some of the hon.
Member's constituents will find honest, decent, and profitable employment. ..."
4. The Writings of John Burroughs by John Burroughs (1895)
"She is completely domesticated, and no doubt loves the titivation of the harrow
and plow. The fields look half conscious; and if ever the cattle have "great ..."
5. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1838)
"... a valuable appendix to a la-ave, that the government once allowed these
distinguished warriors a halfpenny per diem for its due and proper titivation. ..."
6. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1838)
"... a valuable appendix to a brave, that the government once allowed these
distinguished warriors a halfpenny per diem for its due and proper titivation. ..."
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