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31Twelfth Night — Двенадцатая ночь …
32Twelfth Day — is the twelfth and last day of the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas which follow Christmas Day. In western Christianity it falls on 6 January, which is also the feast of the Epiphany.Twelfth Day is preceded by Twelfth Night, the evening of 5… …
33Twelfth|tide — «TWEHLFTH TYD», noun. 1. the festive time of Twelfth day and Twelfth night. 2. = Twelfth day. (Cf. ↑Twelfth day) …
34Twelfth-cake — ( k[=a]k ), n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth night. [1913 Webster] …
35Twelfth cake — noun An ornamental cake traditionally eaten on Twelfth Night • • • Main Entry: ↑twelfth …
36twelfth — O.E. twelfta, cognate with O.N. tolfti, O.Fris. twelefta, O.H.G. zwelifto, Ger. zwölfte (see TWELVE (Cf. twelve)). O.E. twelftan niht Twelfth Night, the eve of Epiphany, which comes twelve days after Christmas, formerly was a time of merrymaking …
37twelfth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 12 in the sequence 1 12. 2 something occupying this position. 3 each of twelve equal parts of a thing. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning an octave and a fifth in the… …
38twelfth-cake — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also twelfth night cake ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ Usage: sometimes capitalized T : a cake made for a Twelfth Night celebration that contains a bean or a coin for determining the ruler of the feast …
39Twelfth day — noun twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus • Syn: ↑Epiphany, ↑Epiphany of Our Lord, ↑Three Kings Day, ↑January 6 • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
40Twelfth Day — A popular name given to the Feast of the Epiphany which occurs twelve days after Christmas. Many social rites and customs have long been connected with the evening of this Festival, which is commonly called Twelfth Night …
