tuscan peasants
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The word is from tornare (to return). I'll tell him the white, and the green, and the red.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “tuscan peasants” mean?
The word is from tornare (to return). I'll tell him the white, and the green, and the red.
Is “tuscan peasants” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.