10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIRLIGOES»
Discover the use of
mirligoes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mirligoes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
mirligoes,. primatist,. sleechy. mirligoes. (MuHR-lee-goes) (noun): Vertigo or
dizziness. Many consider Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) not only the master
director's best film but also one of the best films ever made. Ironically, Vertigo
received ...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
To MINT. v. a. To endeavour; to attempt; to aim; to mean, [auf et»a6 muttjen ,
Germ.] MINT. t. Endeavour; aim. MIRK. \ r, , MARK. \ Dark- To MIRK. v. n. To grow
dark. MIRK. [Pit-] Dark as pitch. MIRKNESS. s. Darkness. MIRLIGOES. [To take
the- ...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Dizziness. vertigo atl'ecting the sight, disordered vision. Gr". in phr. 1'11 lite
mirhlgoes. See Mirl, v.' Sc. My head's sae dizzy wi' the mirligoes, Seo'rr Old
Mortality (1816) xxviii; Strak him i' the bree That made ilk ce Dance i' the merrily-
goes most ...
... hae sufi'ered like the lave 0' us, ” replied Jenny; “ for they shared eve. ry hit and
sup wi' the whole folk in the Castle—I'm sure my podr e'en see fifty colours wi'
faintness, and my head's sae dizzy wi' the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane.
I'm sure my poor een see fifty colours wi' faintness, and my head's sae dizzy wi'
the mirligoes that I canaa stand my lane." The thinness of the poor girl's cheek,
and the sharpness of her features, bore witness to the truth of what she said.
sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]), 1841
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The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal: ... To Be ...
... hae suffered like the lave 0' us, " replied Jenny; “ for they shared every bit and
sup wi' the whole folk in the Castle—I'm sure my poor e'en see fifty colours wi'
faintness, and my head's sac dizzy wi' the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane.
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The Prose Works: Containing Tales of my landlord, The Monastery
Mirligoes, dizziness; grims in the head. Misguggled, mangled and disfigured,-
iniudiciously - treated. Mislear'd , ill - taught ,- illbred. meMislippen, neglect; also,
suspect. Misskaties, musquetoes. Mistrysted, deceived; ill \usedu Moor—ill, ...
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Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
... hae sufi'ered like the lave 0' us, " replied Jenny; “ for they shared every bit and
sup wi' the whole folk in the Castle—l'm sure my poor 'e'en see fifty colours wi'
faintness, and my head's sae dizzy wi' the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane.
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Tales Of My Landlord. The Monastery
Mirk, dark ,- pit-mirk (pickmark), dark as pitch. Mirligoes, dizziness; megrims in the
head. Misguggled, mangled and disfigured ,- infudiciously' treated. Mislear'd , ill -
taught ,- illbred. Mislippen, neglect ,- ' also, suspect. Misskaties, musquetoes.
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Tales of My Landlord: In Four Volumes
faintness, and my h.ead's sae dizzy wi' the mirligoes that I canna stand my lane.” .
- The thinness of the poor girl's 'cheek and the sharpness of her features bore
Witness to the truth of what she said. Morat-on was greatly shocked. ' . . “ Sit down
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