Twelfthtide

American

[twelfth-tahyd] / ˈtwɛlfθˌtaɪd /

noun

the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.

Twelfthtide British

/ ˈtwɛlfθˌtaɪd /

noun

1. the season of Epiphany
2. ( as modifier )
  
  the Twelfthtide celebrations

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Etymology

Origin of Twelfthtide

1520–30; Twelfth (Day) ( def. ) or (Night) ( def. ) + tide ¹

Example Sentences

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Thy wakes, thy quintals, here thou hast, Thy May-poles, too, with garlands graced, Thy morris-dance, thy Whitsun-ale, Thy shearing-feast, which never fail, Thy harvest home, thy wassail-bowl, That's tossed up after fox-i'-th'-hole, Thy mummeries, thy Twelfthtide kings And queens, thy Christmas revellings, Thy nut-brown mirth, thy russet wit, And no man pays too dear for it.

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