Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name for the ‘beard’ which covers valonia, the acorn-cups of Quercus Ægilops. This beard, which is easily separated in handling, is richer in tannin than the cup itself. See
valonia . - noun Same as
trill .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A trill or shake. See
trill .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A
trill orshake .
Etymologies
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Examples
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So public perception of defense spending may be taking into account a more broad perspective on what is considered “defense”. trillo says:
Matthew Yglesias » Federal Education Dollars Are Scarce and Must Be Used Wisely 2010
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If you want a Republican, how about TR? trillo says:
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And under merit pay … Who wants that specialization? trillo says:
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All of a sudden, as he still trips dexterously enough among the dangers of a double-faced career, thinking no great evil, humming to himself the trillo, Fate takes the further conduct of that matter from his hands, and brings him face to face with the consequences of his acts.
Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Various
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He learned to sing, and walked about Gray's Inn Fields "humming to myself (which is now my constant practice) the trillo."
Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Various
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All of a sudden, as he still trips dexterously enough among the dangers of a double-faced career, thinking no great evil, humming to himself the trillo, Fate takes the further conduct of that matter from his hands, and brings him face to face with the consequences of his acts.
Samuel Pepys 1909
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The third is the _Mezzo-trillo_, or the short _Shake_, which is likewise known from its Name.
Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni. English Pier Francesco Tosi 1692
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Myself humming to myself (which now-a-days is my constant practice since I begun to learn to sing) the trillo, and found by use that it do come upon me.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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Myself humming to myself (which now-a-days is my constant practice since I begun to learn to sing) the trillo, and found by use that it do come upon me.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 11: June/July/August 1661 Samuel Pepys 1668
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Myself humming to myself (which now-a-days is my constant practice since I begun to learn to sing) the trillo, and found by use that it do come upon me.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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