Sekirov Dictionary

hoyden

/ˈhɔɪdən/

adjective 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective1

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Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.
- Many of the country girls I met appeared to me pretty – that is, to have fine complexions, sparkling eyes, and a kind of arch, hoyden playfulness which distinguishes the village coquette. — 1796

noun1

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(no longer used) A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.
- her ladyship burst suddenly into the schoolroom to introduce Mr. Perriam, who, as she announced from the doorway to Maisie, wouldn't believe his ears that one had a great hoyden of a daughter. — 1897

verb1

To behave in a hoydenish manner.

forms

hoydened · hoydening · hoydens · more hoyden · most hoyden

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