neath

or 'neath

[ neeth, neeth ]
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prepositionChiefly Literary.

Origin of neath

1
First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

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How to use neath in a sentence

  • This Frenchman, however, neath his careless surface, was wonderfully shrewd and sagacious.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • She sat with her hands 'neath her dimpled cheeks,(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) And spake not a word.

  • The girl lowered her head a trifle and looked out at him from 'neath her curls, but she said nothing.

    The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington
  • Then it was that a pair of imp-like, black eyes danced 'neath the careless ringlets above them.

    The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington
  • The night passed somehow, and morning found Nannie with a white face, save where the shadows rested 'neath her large eyes.

    The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for neath

neath

'neath

/ (niːθ) /


preposition
  1. archaic short for beneath

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