Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See Gipsy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A gypsy. See Gypsy.

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  • noun Archaic form of gypsy.

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Examples

  • Eleanor saw one or two of the fair lake-like lagoons of that district, eat of the fish from them; for they made a kind of gypsey expedition, camping out and providing for themselves fascinatingly; and finally returned in the steamer from Wollongong to Sydney.

    The Old Helmet 1864

  • Eleanor saw one or two of the fair lake-like lagoons of that district, eat of the fish from them; for they made a kind of gypsey expedition, camping out and providing for themselves fascinatingly; and finally returned in the steamer from Wollongong to Sydney.

    The Old Helmet, Volume II Susan Warner 1852

  • But we could have borne all this, had not a fortune-telling gypsey come to raise us into perfect sublimity.

    The Vicar of Wakefield 2004

  • The gypsey gave a queer sound like a chuckle: "He does not play as you do, of course, Bárin!"

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The gypsey put his finger to his lips and crept forward.

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The older gypsey glanced again about the low raftered loft.

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The gypsey ran his fingers over the strings in exact imitation of

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The gypsey tossed his head, like a young horse when some one is trying to force the bit between his teeth; his chin stiffened and an obstinate look came into his eyes.

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The younger gypsey sank back on the floor cross-legged, half hidden by the chair and the form of Velasco.

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

  • The gypsey held her close to him for a moment, his heart beating against hers, and then he turned away his head.

    The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs

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