Twelfth Day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Twelfth Day
before 900; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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"On the Twelfth Day of Christmas" my true love gave to me a new TV movie starring Robin Dunne and Brooke Nevin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2015
A pleasant, 22-minute short, the Twelfth Day will get a nationwide network audience on New Year's Day as a color Spectacular over NBCTV.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout England, particularly in those rural districts where the study of physics is yet in its infancy, great importance is attached to the weather on Twelfth Day.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 by Various
On Twelfth Day, the last of the Revels, there were brawn, mustard, and malmsey for breakfast after morning prayer, and the dinner as on St. John's Day.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
The sixth day in each year is called Twelfth Day.
From Holidays & Happy-Days by Hamish Hendry
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