Formerly it was esteemed an elegancy, though it would now be considered as a rusticism, to omit the. From Wordnik.com. [Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker.] Reference
Now and then a home rusticism is fresh and startling, but where nothing is gained in expression it is out of tenor. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
How would the dark rusticism of Rakel's old band, Bad Folk, work with the tightly wound, swerving post-hardcore of Burleigh's old band, the Adversary Workers?. From Wordnik.com. [Riverfront Times | Complete Issue] Reference
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