Gipsies

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Gipsies: see Gypsies Gypsies or Gipsies [from Egypt, because of an inaccurate idea that Gypsies came from a so-called Little Egypt], a traditionally nomadic people with particular folkways and a unique language, found on every continent; they often refer to
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Gypsies

Herbert, A. P.

The gipsies did not wait for the operations of justice; they took themselves off in a hurry.

Emma by Austen, Jane View in context

In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

It must be those wretched gipsies in the plantation.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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