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Definition of Twilts
1. twilt [v] - See also: twilt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twilts
Literary usage of Twilts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott, Sr. (2001)
"beds of state, twilts, pands and testers, napery and broidered wark ? — The fire —
the fire — the fire. Guide the fire weel, and it will serve ye for a' ..."
2. The Ladies Calling: In Two Parts by Richard Allestree (1705)
"... that twilts and in-wraps all hi} choices with God's, and is neither at the
pains nor hazards of his own elections; but is fe- cure, ..."
3. Memoirs & Travels of Sir John Reresby, Bart by John Reresby (1904)
"... go on foot to procure heat, and to approve of the custom of the country, of
lying betwixt two feather beds, to be as necessary there as twilts in Italy. ..."
4. Selections from the Judicial Records of Renfrewshire: Illustrative of the by William Hector (1878)
"... and seven pair of servants' sheets, two bed twilts, one figured cotton bed
mantle, a large press for holding linen. ..."
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