All in green went my love riding

All in green went my love riding Glossary

fleeter

(comparative form of "fleet") 1. Characterized by power of swift onward movement; swift, nimble. 2. Evanescent, shifting, passing away; not durable or lasting.

dappled

Marked with roundish spots, patches, or blotches of a different color or shade; spotted, speckled.

bugle

Originally: a simple wind instrument made from the horn of a wild ox and used for signaling in battle or during hunting. In later use esp.: a simple brass instrument resembling a small trumpet, typically having no valves or keys and often used for military signaling.

slippered

Wearing or shod with slippers.

lithe

thin, graceful

famished

Extremely hungry; starving.

does

(plural form of "doe") female deer

sheer

Of a descent or ascent, the face of a wall, cliff, etc.: Continued perpendicularly or very steeply down or up without break or halting-place.