hoiden

Example Sentences

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Her curls, with their romp and fun, Were hoiden as wind and sun.

From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius

Again and again, to the brass blare of some hoiden tune, she set the words of the lyric that "she liked the feel of," and she danced on and on.

From Friendship Village by Gale, Zona

With redbud cheeks and bluet eyes, Big eyes, the homes of happiness, To meet me with the old surprise, Her hoiden hair all bonnetless.

From The Garden of Dreams by Cawein, Madison J.

Little Madge is a friend of Nelly's,—a mischievous, blue-eyed hoiden.

From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant

Talking never mended matters; Jack was at the hoiden age, and had to grow into tidiness and womanhood by-and-by.

From Esther : a book for girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette