GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ditty (?), n.; pl. Ditties (#). [OE. dite, OF. ditié, fr. L. dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate, compose. See Dictate, v. t.]
   1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
   
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   O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. Spenser.
   
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   2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung. “Religious, martial, or civil ditties.”  Milton.
   
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   And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing. Sandys.
   
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   Ditty, v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
   
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   Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert.
   
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