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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
merligoes .
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Examples
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"They hae suffered like the lave o 'us," replied Jenny; "for they shared every bit and sup wi 'the whole folk in the Castle -- I'm sure my poor een see fifty colours wi' faintness, and my head's sae dizzy wi 'the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane."
Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"They hae suffered like the lave o 'us," replied Jenny; "for they shared every bit and sup wi 'the whole folk in the Castle -- I'm sure my poor een see fifty colours wi' faintness, and my head's sae dizzy wi 'the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane."
Old Mortality, Volume 2. Walter Scott 1801
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Jenny; “for they shared every bit and sup wi’ the whole folk in the Castle — I’m sure my poor een see fifty colours wi’ faintness, and my head’s sae dizzy wi’ the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane.”
Old Mortality 2004
she commented on the word mirligoes
Scot. Dizziness, vertigo, light-headedness (in the mirligoes: in a state of dizziness; light-headed, dazed); (with pl. concord:) flights of fancy.
September 3, 2008