Meanings
proper noun
alternative Ramillie
- attributivehistoricalApplied to various 18th-century fashions or articles of dress, especially a form of cocked hat, and a wig with a long plaited tail.
From an inner pocket he produces a costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic’s Crop.
1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 227
Origin
Named in honour of Marlborough's victory over the French at Ramillies in Belgium in 1706.
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APA
Ramilie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramilie
MLA
“Ramilie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramilie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ramilie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramilie.
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