˜yÐÄvlog

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tiltyard

[ tilt-yahrd ]

noun

  1. a courtyard or other area for tilting. tilt.


tiltyard

/ ˈ³Ùɪ±ô³ÙËŒÂáÉ‘Ë»å /

noun

  1. (formerly) an enclosed area for tilting
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tiltyard1

First recorded in 1520–30; tilt 1 + yard 2
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Example Sentences

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Regular participants fondly talk about years gone by with Buddhist monks and alphorns in the tiltyard.

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Richard Cromwell arrived at the tiltyard as the tournament was in progress, the King and Anne witnessing the bouts from a glazed gallery.

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"Well, my boy," said the King, when the Crown Prince entered the Royal Parlour after his private lessons in the Palace tiltyard.

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And in spite of his fetters and his perilous plight, Guy looked as blithe and gay as he was wont to do in the tiltyard of the castle of Wark.

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She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.

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