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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete spelling of myrtle.

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  • I'll miss my 'mirtle' tab at the top of my browser, and it, once clicked, bringing me to the maroony stylings of this blog.

    It's the end of the blog as we know it James Mirtle 2008

  • I'll miss my 'mirtle' tab at the top of my browser, and it, once clicked, bringing me to the maroony stylings of this blog.

    james mirtle 2009

  • I'll miss my 'mirtle' tab at the top of my browser, and it, once clicked, bringing me to the maroony stylings of this blog.

    james mirtle 2009

  • I'll miss my 'mirtle' tab at the top of my browser, and it, once clicked, bringing me to the maroony stylings of this blog.

    james mirtle 2009

  • Indians used for "sicknesse and paine of the belly"?); the fruits of a tree similar to the "mirtle" helped the doctor to face the epidemics of dysentery.

    Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes

  • Along the way they gathered branches of willow, mirtle, and palm to shake and wave in the great parade.

    Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ 2008

  • From thence into a Large Long gallery Wanscoated, and pictures of all the Roman warrs on one side, the other side was Large Lofty windows, two marble tables in two peers wth two great open jarrs on Each side, Each table two such; at the End the same for to put potts of orange and mirtle trees in.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • Posted on August 11, 2010 by mirtle More photos by mirtle Share Copy & paste this HTML

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • (And what a save.) @mirtle about 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed James Mirtle 2010

  • For interest sake, Ovechkin was 35th in Fenwick shooter rating in 2009-10 (1.38 rating) and 88th in 2008-09 (1.13). mirtle Or flip those "futures" for what he wants in another trade. dtolensky If all Burke can get is 14g Stafford, Kaberle will remain a Leaf. dtolensky Mostly because of Leafs dismal PP.

    Hockey Analysis 2010

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  • Obs. intr. v., To crumble away; to fall to pieces.

    August 6, 2008