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動詞

trip the light fantastic toe

1. Obsolete form of trip the light fantastic.
   • a. 1645, John Milton, “L'Allegro”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […] , London: Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moſely,  […], published 1645, OCLC 606951673, page 31:

     Com, and trip it as ye go / On the light fantaſtick toe,

   • 1856 January 9, “The Softs: Grand Demonstration at the Old Wigwam, Sentiments, Speeches and Dancing”, in New-York Daily Times‎^[1], page 1:

     The venerable Sachems now returned to the ballroom, where they tripped the light fantastic toe until the hour far.