Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lament; an Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, often, but not necessarily, of a mournful character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
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- noun An
Irish orWelsh melody for theharp , sometimes of amournful character.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And there she was right enough, that lovely sight enough, the girleen bawn asthore, as for days galore, of planxty Gregory.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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When summoned by the host's whistle, he came to the door lilting a planxty merrily, -- but when he re-entered the stable, the melody ceased, and his countenance became serious.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various
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During the period which this required O'Grady was looking down sulkily or looking up fiercely, and striking his heel with vehemence into the sod, while Dick Dawson was whistling a planxty and eyeing his man.
Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Samuel Lover 1832
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There’s puff for ye, begor, and planxty of it, all abound me breadth!
Finnegans Wake 2006
sionnach commented on the word planxty
An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
October 23, 2007
kobutsu commented on the word planxty
Also often referring to a song written in honor of someone, as "Planxty Irwin", written in tribute to one Colonel Irwin.
June 26, 2009
michaelt42 commented on the word planxty
Planxty occurs twice in Finnegans Wake: first, as in example 1, in its actual meaning; second, as in example 4, as a typically Joycean play on words, meaning "plenty". I suggest an alternative to a line in the famous song of the book: "Planxty of fun at Finnegans wake."
June 17, 2013