gipsy
noun
gipsies
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pluralof gipsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I knew little that passed till I found myself lying on the moss, in the thick wood above Morley Point, with two gipsies standing by me, one of whom was my deliverer.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Theirs is an older and purer dialect than that of the English gipsies, and only some of the root-words are alike.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
"Why, Harvey," said the peer, with a complacent smile, "you do not seem fond of these gipsies, I think."
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
As to the other name, Egyptians, this is derived from a peculiar tale which the gipsies spread when appearing in the west of Europe.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
A tradition of the Maclellans of Bombie says that the crest of the family was assumed on the slaying of the chief of a band of saracens or gipsies from Ireland.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
