Twelfth Day

noun

the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.

Origin of Twelfth Day

before 900; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby Twelfth Day

tweeze, tweezers, twelfth, Twelfth Amendment, twelfth cranial nerve, Twelfth Day, twelfth man, Twelfth Night, Twelfthtide, twelfth-year molar, twelve

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Example sentences from the Web for Twelfth Day

I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
Stray Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge
The day upon which this feast was held answers to our sixth of January, which now is called "Twelfth-Day."
Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories|M. T. W.
On Twelfth-day she was compelled to take to her bed, and sent for the notaries to make her will.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams
According to others the hind and the doe season ends on Twelfth-day or Epiphany (Jan. 6).
The Master of Game|Second Duke of York, Edward

We know that the King on Twelfth-day presented gold, frankincense and myrrh, and so perhaps did the Queen.
The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2)|Richard Crashaw

British Dictionary definitions for Twelfth Day

Twelfth Day

noun

Jan 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations
(as modifier)Twelfth-Day celebrations

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单词	twelfth day
释义	Twelfth Day noun the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities. Origin of Twelfth Day before 900; Middle English; Old English Words nearby Twelfth Day tweeze, tweezers, twelfth, Twelfth Amendment, twelfth cranial nerve, Twelfth Day, twelfth man, Twelfth Night, Twelfthtide, twelfth-year molar, twelve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Twelfth Day I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce. Stray Pearls\|Charlotte M. Yonge The day upon which this feast was held answers to our sixth of January, which now is called "Twelfth-Day." Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories\|M. T. W. On Twelfth-day she was compelled to take to her bed, and sent for the notaries to make her will. Queens of the French Stage\|H. Noel Williams According to others the hind and the doe season ends on Twelfth-day or Epiphany (Jan. 6). The Master of Game\|Second Duke of York, Edward We know that the King on Twelfth-day presented gold, frankincense and myrrh, and so perhaps did the Queen. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2)\|Richard Crashaw British Dictionary definitions for Twelfth Day Twelfth Day noun Jan 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations (as modifier)Twelfth-Day celebrations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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