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
Guy, advancing as gaily as if he had been in the tiltyard at Wark, gallantly unhorsed one Saracen with the point of his lance.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)
Nor did the exercises of the tiltyard end at this stage.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)
"Well, my boy," said the King, when the Crown Prince entered the Royal Parlour after his private lessons in the Palace tiltyard.
From In Brief Authority by Anstey, F.
And despite the prepossessions and prejudices of the multitude, they shouted unanimously as the knight rode into the tiltyard, The second glance, however, served to destroy the hope that his timely arrival had excited.
From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir
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