tiltyard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tiltyard
Example Sentences
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Regular participants fondly talk about years gone by with Buddhist monks and alphorns in the tiltyard.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
It is not only that I loved your father, Squire Loring, but it is that I have seen you, half armed as you were, ride against the best of them at the Castle tiltyard.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Richard Cromwell arrived at the tiltyard as the tournament was in progress, the King and Anne witnessing the bouts from a glazed gallery.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp
And in spite of his fetters and his perilous plight, Guy looked as blithe and gay as he was wont to do in the tiltyard of the castle of Wark.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)
Meanwhile, the tiltyard of the Preceptory of Templestowe was prepared for the combat which should decide the life or death of Rebecca.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 5 by Patten, William
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