Deray

They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts, and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be in Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons. ❋ Unknown (1921)

They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts, and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons. ❋ Unknown (1907)

They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts, and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert's house at ❋ Various (1878)

So, amid glitter of illuminated streets and Champs Elysees, and crackle of fireworks and glad deray, has the first National Assembly vanished; dissolving, as they well say, into blank Time; and is no more. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

So have we seen fond weddings (for individuals, like Nations, have their Hightides) celebrated with an outburst of triumph and deray, at which the elderly shook their heads. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

Whigs, who were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace. ❋ James Hogg (1802)

I trembled with astonishment; and on my return from the small window went doiting in amongst the weaver's looms, till I entangled myself, and could not get out again without working great deray amongst the coarse linen threads that stood in warp from one end of the apartment unto the other. ❋ James Hogg (1802)

They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert's house at ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Report Commentby deray @ 8: 53am - Wed Mar 4th, 2009 ❋ Unknown (2009)

They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and ❋ Unknown (2008)

'dirdum and deray,' often fail of making me more or less melancholy. ❋ Various (N/A)

Then the grand feast, and such dancing, and deray, and firing of cannons, and waving of flags, was never seen! " ❋ Alexander Leighton (1837)

"Come from thy langsettle, jolly Kate Webster," continued he of the red cravat, "and let us, as thou wert wont to say, have a little laughing and drinking deray in this last night of the old year. ❋ John Mackay Wilson (1819)

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[Charles] thought he was [a king] little did he know, he was living a deray [fantasy] life. ❋ MadameXButterfly (2015)

[Girl]: "Did you see [that guy]?! .. he was a [total] DeRay!" ❋ Daddymijo (2013)

Don't be such a DeRay! You know you didn't help them when they really [needed it]! [Oh my god]! He is such a DeRay! We never [saw] him before last week and he acts like he has always been here! ❋ Miss Mythic (2019)