adj. (old).—Trifling, of small value: frequently contemptuous.
1614. JONSON, Bartholomew Fair, v. 3. Thou esquire of dames, madams, and TWELVEPENNY LADIES.
1644. HEYLYN, History of the Presbyterians, 371. That men be not excommunicated for trifles, and TWELVE-PENNY MATTERS.
1678. DRYDEN, Antony and Cleopatra and the Art of Tragedy, Preface to All for Love. I would wish no other revenge, either for myself, or the rest of the poets, from this rhyming judge of the TWELVEPENNY gallery.
