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Definition of Tweedled
1. tweedle [v] - See also: tweedle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweedled
Literary usage of Tweedled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"... and tweedled away upon a lovely harpsichord, and I was not bid to " mind my
time." I played an hour and half without ceasing. Most affectionately thine ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... the faint expiring swain Trembles no less, and the fund yielding maid Is
tweedled into love. See with what pomp The gaudy bands advance in trim array ! ..."
3. The Chace: A Poem by William Somerville (1773)
"... Is tweedled into love. See with what pomp The gaudy bands advance in trim array !
Love beats in ev'ry vein, from ev'ry eye Darts his contagious flames. ..."
4. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"... Then up to his shapely but cynical nose He lifted one leg with a smile, And
mockingly tweedled his willowy toes In a highly significant style. ..."
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