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Definition of Tonnish
1. a. In the ton; fashionable; modish.
Definition of Tonnish
1. Adjective. (dated) fashionable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tonnish
1. tonish [adj] - See also: tonish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonnish
Literary usage of Tonnish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1834)
"His black surtout, elegant waistcoat, brown curly wig, and tonnish hat and gloves,
give you the idea rather of a colonel of a cavalry regiment, ..."
2. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
""Pis tonnish to be so much undressed at the last ball." Lady Eleanor Butler and
Miss Ponsonby, (" the ladies of Llangollen,") appear in their portraits as ..."
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