sir roger de coverley

sir rog·er de Cov·er·ley

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Definitions of sir roger de coverley words

noun sir roger de coverley Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele. 1
noun sir roger de coverley an English country dance performed to a traditional tune by two rows of dancers facing each other 0

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; earlier Roger of Coverly, apparently a fictional name

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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