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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Kickshaws (0.00955 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Kickshaws.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: kickshaw
kickshaw
n : something considered choice to eat [syn:
dainty,
delicacy,
goody,
treat]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Kickshaws
Kickshaws
\Kick"shaws`\, n.; pl.
Kickshawses[Corrupt. fr. F.
quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis of what kind (akin to
E. which) + suffix -guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See
Which, and
Cause.]
1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a
toy.
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Art thou good at these kickshawses! --Shak.
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2. A fancy dish; a tidbit; a delicacy.
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Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any
pretty little tiny kickshaws. --Shak.
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Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre.
--Fenton.
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