10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIGROPELOES»
Discover the use of
antigropeloes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
antigropeloes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Humorous Verse
... Hawhaw'd (not hehaw'd, that's another guess thing): Then fumbledat, and
stumbled outof, door, I shoved thetimber ope wi'my omoplat; And in vestibulo, i'
thelobby towit, (Iacobi Facciolati's rendering, sir,) Donned galligaskins,
antigropeloes, ...
... tumbled up, he-heed, Haw-hawed (not hee-hawed, that's another guess thing:)
Then fumbled at, and stumbled out of, door, I shoved the door ope wi' my omoplat
; And in vestibulo, i' the entrance-hall, Donned galligaskins, antigropeloes, And ...
Charles Stuart Calverley, 1872
... wi' my omoplat; And in vestibulo, i' the lobby to-wit, (Iacobi Facciolati's
rendering, Sir,) Donned galligaskins, antigropeloes, And so forth; and, complete
with hat and gloves, One on and one a-dangle i' my hand, And ombrifuge (Lord
love you!) ...
Charles Stuart Calverley, 1872
4
The Chambers Dictionary
... antigenic variation (immunol) the development of new antigenic determinants
through genetic mutation and selection, [anti- ( 1 ) and Gr gennaein to engender]
antigropeloes or antigropclos an-ti-grap's-ldi, (old) n pi waterproof leggings.
5
Victorian literature: poetry
8 Galligaskins and antigropeloes: breeches and leggings. 8 Ombrifuge: umbrella:
a shelter from rain. The OED cites Calverley as the only source of this word in the
nineteenth century. 10 Porporate: clothed in purple. "Quag: a marshy place.
Donald J. Gray, G. B. Tennyson, 1976
6
A New Library of Poetry and Song
... tumbled up, he- heed, Haw-hawed (not hee-hawed, that 's another guess thing
:) Then fumbled at, and stumbled out of, door, I shoved the door ope wi' my
omoplat ; And in restitutio, i' the entrance-hall, Donned galligaskins,
antigropeloes, ...
William Cullen Bryant, 1918
7
The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... sou'wester, tarpaulin 10 impervious, mackintosh, rubberized, tarpauling, trench
coat, watertight 11 Barbour® coat, guttapercha, impermeable 12 antigropelos 13
antigropeloes, Barbour® jacket 14 waterrepellent, waterresistant watertight 04 ...
... tumbled up, he-heed, Haw-hawed (not hee-hawed, that 's another guess thing :
) Then fumbled at, and stumbled out of, door, I shoved the door ope wi' my
omoplat ; And in vestibulo, i' the entrance hall, Donned galligaskins,
antigropeloes, ...
9
A century of parody and imitation
... wi' my omoplat; And in vestibulo, i' the lobby to-wit, (Iacobi Facciolati's
rendering, sir,) Donn'd galligaskins, antigropeloes, And so forth; and, complete
with hat and gloves, One on and one a-dangle i' my hand, And ombrifuge (Lord
love you !) ...
Walter Jerrold, Robert Maynard Leonard, 1913
10
MEMORIAL EDITION. The Family Library OF POETRY AND SONG.
... Donned galligaskins, antigropeloes, And so forth ; and, complete with hat and
gloves, One on and one a-dangle i' my hand. And ombrifuge, (Lord love you !)
case o' rain, I flopped forth, 's buddikins ! on my own ten toes, (I do assure you ...
