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ramillie Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈræmɪlɪ|
Also 8 ramallie, -ellie(s, 8–9 ramilie, 9 ramil(l)ies.
[From Ramillies in Belgium, the scene of Marlborough's victory in 1706.]
1. attrib. Applied
a. to a wig having a long plait behind tied with a bow at top and bottom (so also with tail);
b. to a method of cocking the hat.
c1740A. Allen MS. Dict., Ramellies-Cock... So a Ramilie wig i. the twisted Tail Wig. 1767Sterne Tr. Shandy IX. ii, Putting my uncle Toby's great ramallie wig into pipes. 1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. v. iii. (1872) II. 83 Drinking champagne in ramilies wigs.
2. absol. A ramillie wig or tail.
1752Monthly Rev. Feb. 121 A head of fine flaxen hair..braided into a ramillie. 1816Scott Antiq. xvii, Sir Arthur's ramilies being the positive, his own bob-wig the comparative. 1885A. Dobson At Sign of Lyre 118 Giving his Ramillie a whisk.
Hence ˈramillied a. = ramillie 1 a.
1792J. Budworth Fortn. Ramble ii. 10 Decorated with a ramillied peruke. |