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Between-whiles. World English Historical Dictionary

Between-whiles. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. Between-whiles adv. [f. BETWEEN prep. + WHILE.] In the intervals of time; at intervals.

1 1678.  J. Phillips, Tavernier’s Trav., V. xviii. 242. Between whiles they have Sweetmeats, Coffee, and Fruits.

2 1838.  Dickens, Nich. Nick., xxx. Regaling the social circle between-whiles.

3 1850.  L. Hunt, Autobiog., xv. (1860), 237. Betweenwhiles he would walk in the garden.

4   b.  quasi-adj.

5 1859.  G. Meredith, R. Feverel, iii. (1885), 17. A monotonous betweenwhiles kind of talk.

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