kentish
IPA: kˈɛntɪʃ
Root Word: Kentish
noun
- The dialect of Modern English spoken in Kent.
- A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent.
- A surname.
- Kentish Council, a local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia.
adjective
- Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants.
- From the western part of Kent (whose inhabitants are traditionally called "Kentish men" and "Kentish maids"), as opposed to the eastern part (whose inhabitants are "men of Kent" and "maids of Kent").
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Examples of "kentish" in Sentences
- Kell is a Kentish dialect word for kiln.
- This finally ended the Kentish rebellion.
- Sylvester was the son of a Kentish clothier.
- The Kentish style cap is winded by a fantail.
- The Kentish style cap was winded by a fantail.
- The cap is in the Kentish style, winded by a fantail.
- The cap was in the Kentish style, winded by a fantail.
- It is expensively faced in coursed ashlar of Kentish ragstone.
- David was the younger brother of the operatic tenor John Kentish.
- Another reason for the mission was the growing power of the Kentish kingdom.
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