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IDYL
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl
(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl
(noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
idyl (plural idyls)
Alternative spelling of idyll
Anagrams
• idly, ylid
Source: Wiktionary
I"dyl, n. Etym: [L. idyllium, Gr. idylle. See Idol.]
Definition: A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. [Written also idyll.] Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning. His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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