Meaning of tinternell | Babel Free

Definitions

A certain form of song or dance popular in Elizabethan times.

historical, no-plural

Examples

“At last Ferdinando taking into his hand a Lute that lay on his Mistresse bed, did vnto the note of the Venetian galliard apply the Italian dittie[…]but his Mistres could not be quiet vntill she heard hym repeat the Tinternell which he vsed ouer night[…]”

“And I, a loitering shadow, With other shadows dwell, Twirling like string-tied puppet In aimless tinternel.”

“[…]herself, in a grown-up lady's dress at age 3, solemnly dancing the steps of a Tinternell[…]”

“Whether it was the stately tinternell or the exuberant jig, dancing was considered a healthy recreation for the mind and exercise for the body during the Elizabethan era.”

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