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  • adjective Tyrolean

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Examples

  • The Franciscan (a Tyrolese from the Italian-speaking district), who has spent a large part of his life with Shala-Shoshi, has been collecting and transcribing manuscripts from the churches, and painfully putting together details that throw light on the history of the country.

    High Albania Mary Edith 1909

  • Here are Austrian Tyrolese from Toblach, Innichen, and the Sexten Thal, who speak only German; Italian Tyrolese from the Longarone side, who speak only Italian; others from the border-villages who speak both, or a patois compounded of both, which is quite unintelligible.

    Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys 1873

  • I remarked on this, which I suppose gave rise to a subsequent observation of the M. - A. 's: "I think the Tyrolese are a _good_ people: they are not given over to Mariolatry like those poor priest-ridden Italians."

    An Englishwoman's Love-Letters Anonymous

  • The signal of revolt had everywhere called the Tyrolese to arms.

    Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Charles Morris 1877

  • Gossensass in the summer, and in the Italian city, as in the Tyrolese village, he wandered solitary, taciturn, absorbed in his own thoughts.

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

  • Gossensass in the summer, and in the Italian city, as in the Tyrolese village, he wandered solitary, taciturn, absorbed in his own thoughts.

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

  • The houses, as houses should, looked like Tyrolese hats; and the Turks had all big, sedate faces; only it did not do to look at them too long: they began wriggling, making faces and at last melted away altogether like thawing snow.

    Lieutenant Yergunov's Story 2006

  • Frenchmen, Frankfort Jews with roulette-tables, and Tyrolese, with gloves and trinkets — all hied towards the field where the butts were set up, and the archery practice was to be held.

    Burlesques 2006

  • Frenchmen, Frankfort Jews with roulette-tables, and Tyrolese, with gloves and trinkets — all hied towards the field where the butts were set up, and the archery practice was to be held.

    A Legend of the Rhine 2006

  • Italian brigand, or a Tyrolese minstrel, or a Spanish smuggler, for what we know.

    Our Street 2006

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