Read full poem →When frost locks up the stream in chill delay
And mellows on the hedge the jetty sloes,
For little birds--then toil hath time for play,
Dictionary Entry
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. jettyjetty spiraljetty woodenjetty stonejetty southjetty north
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Poetry examples for “jetty”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And oar'd himself along with majesty;
Sparkled his jetty eyes; his feet did show
Beneath the waves like Afric's ebony,
Read full poem →Wooed by each AEgean wind;
By those lids whose jetty fringe
Kiss thy soft cheeks' blooming tinge;
Read full poem →At morn the black-cock trims his jetty wing,
'T is morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay,