Etymology
Origin of birthnight
Example Sentences
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Madame de Berri gave an entertainment on the birthnight of her son, and the old Duchesse d'Angoulême came from Vienna to attend it.
From At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Fuller, Arthur B.
She was in high consultation with Marriott and Mrs. Franks, the milliner, about the crape petticoat of her birthnight dress, which was extended over a large hoop in full state.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria
"Then—then you might have been one of those," she said, slow and soft, "who came to the birthnight feast and—and saw my life begin."
From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
It might have been the very birthnight of the spring.
From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
On an altar of bark, decorated with wild flowers and lighted by fireflies, the first mass was celebrated, and the birthnight of Montreal registered.
From Famous Firesides of French Canada by Alloway, Mary Wilson
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