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After that a mighty washing of hands took place, to remove the blacking stain; and then the Quarters settled down to a general "titivation," Tam "cleaning his nails for Christmas," amid great applause By eleven o'clock the Dandy was immaculate, the guests satisfied that they "weren't too dusty," while the Maluka, in spotless white relieved with a silk cummerbund and tie, bid fair to outdo the Dandy.— We of the Never-Never
She is losing a large part of what Chesterfield calls the 'joy and titivation of youth.'— Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates
I hope my reply to Fitz may arrive in time to prevent too much titivation.— Gallipoli Diary, Volume I
Anna Barie's doing the lascivious gasping, however, and a vaguely Anticon-style rap that's as tongue-twisting as it's brain-twisting, but it's less about titillation than titivation: setting off fireworks in your brain, not your groin.— Drowned In Sound // Feed
After that a mighty washing of hands took place, to remove the blacking stain; and then the Quarters settled down to a general "titivation," Tam "cleaning his nails for Christmas," amid great applause.— We of the Never-Never

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