tintamarre

Example Sentences

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I cannot goodly deny but that in these various things which I have rehearsed there may be somewhat occasionative of the huge yell and tintamarre of the two engaged bodies.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

"Saint Michael! tintamarre terrible!" they said, crossing themselves.

From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence

Since that period, however, one hears a little more of the tintamarre of the comptoir.

From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore

But these! what could one make of such a tintamarre?

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay

Over and over they would break out clear and distinct above the tintamarre.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle