Atwinkle

//əˈtwɪŋkəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Twinkling. not-comparable

    "And he rode with a jewelled twinkle, / His pistol butts a-twinkle, / His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky."

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twinkling

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"And he rode with a jewelled twinkle, / His pistol butts a-twinkle, / His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky."

Etymology

From a- + twinkle.

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