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noun

Courtship n.

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage. "This method of courtship, (by which) both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow."

Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. (Obs.) "Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state."

Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. (Obs.) "She (the Queen) being composed of courtship and Popery."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Courtship" Quotes from Famous Books

... the method of courtship and marriage on her master's plantation. Dr. Hoyle never selected the mates for his slaves but left it to each person to chose whomever he wished. However, the selection would have to be made from ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - Volume II. Arkansas Narratives. Part I • Work Projects Administration

... few, yet not so few that they did not seem to the man and the girl to bulk large in their lives. On that hearth they had met, there she had proved to him what she was, there he had spoken, there spent the clouded never-to-be-forgotten days of their troubled courtship. No wonder that as they sat hand in hand, their hair almost mingling, their eyes on the red glow of the smouldering log, and, not daring to look forward, looked back—no wonder that their love grew ...

— The Long Night • Stanley Weyman

... and some guid mair, Syn Dutch Mynheer made courtship till her, A merchant bluff and fu' o' care, Wi' chuffy cheeks, and bags o' siller; So Dutch Mynheer was wooing at her, Courting her, but cudna get her; Bonny Lizzy Liberty has ...

— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various

... aside, the polished floor gave back the lights. From the walls men and women of the past smiled upon a stage they no longer trod, and between garlands of roses the shepherds and shepherdesses pursued their long, long courtship. The night was mild, the windows partly open, the young girls dancing in gowns of summery stuff. Their very wide skirts were printed over with pale flowers, their bodices were cut low, with a fall of lace against ...

— The Long Roll • Mary Johnston

... Pease-blossom?" said the ass-headed clown, not much regarding the fairy queen's courtship, but very proud of ...

— Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) - Classic Tales And Old-Fashioned Stories • Various

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