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cast about Damffrydio v
borthi, v. to be upholding Dambrynu, v. to be purchasing Dambwyo, v. to beat about Damcanu, v. to be contriving Damchwa, n. an overturn Damchwaen, n. an accident Damchweiniad, n. a chancing Damchweinio, v. to happen Damdeithio, v. to perambulate Damdoi, v. to cover about Damdorchi, v. to wreath about Damdori, v. to cover about Damdramwy, v. to travel about Daradreiglo, v. to circumvolve Damdreimio, v. to look about Damdroi, v. to turn round Damdrosi, v. to drive about Damdrychu, v. to be amputating Damdwrdd, n. a confused stir Damdwyo, v. to be castigating Damdyfu, v. to grow about Damdyngu, v. to appraise Damdyru, v. to heap about Damdywys, v. to lead about Damddal, v. to hold in Damddyblygu, v. to be folding about Damfachu, v. to grapple about Damfwrw, v. to cast about Damffrydio, v. to flow about Damgaeru, v. to fortify about Damgludo, v. to carry about Damglymu, v. to be tying about Damglywed, v. to feel impulse Damgnoi, v. to fret about Damgreinio, v. to crawl about Damgyffred, v. to imagine Damyffroi, v. to be agitating Damgylchynu, v. to circumscribe Damledu, v. to expand round Damlenwi, v. to fill round Damlewyrchu, v. to illumine Damlifo, v. to flow round Damlunio, v. to be forming Damlygu, v. to be elucidating Damlynu, v. to adhere about Dammeg, n. a parable Dammegol, a. allegorical Dammegu, v. to allegorize Damnoddi, v. to be protecting Damnoethi, v. to expose Damnyddu, v. to twist about Damranu, v. to be separating Damred, n. circulation Damredu, v. to circulate Damrithio, v. to be seeming Damrodi, v. to wheel round Damrwymo, v. to be tying round Damryson, v. to be disputing Damrywio, v. to be varying Damsangu, v. to dance round Damsathru, v. to tread round Damwain, n. accident, chance Damweiniad, n. a chancing Damweiniaeth, n. a chance Damweinio, v. to happen Damwyn, n. fortune, hap Dân, n. a lure, a charm Danadl, n. the nettles Danadlen, n. a nettle Danas, n. deer; venison Danfon, v. to send, to convey Danfoniad, n. a sending Danfonol, a. missionary Danheddian, n. dentition Danheddog, a. toothed Danheddu, v. to teeth; to bite Dannod, v. to reproach; to upbraid; to twit Dannodiad, n. a reproaching Dannodwr, n. upbraider Dannodd, n. tooth-ache Dannogen, n. the betony Dansawdd, n. a principle Dansoddi, v. to form a principle Dansoddiad, n. abstraction Dansoddiaeth, n. physiology Dant, n. a tooth; a tine; a cog Danteithiad, n. making dainty Danteiddiol, a. dainty Danteithion, n. dainties Danteithrwydd, n. deliciousness Dangos, v. to show, to disclose, or make known Dangosadwy, a. ostensible Dangosedigol, a. demonstrative Dangoseg, n. an index Dangosiad, n. a shewing Dangosiadol, a. demonstrative Dangosiadus, a. showy Dangosol, n. indicative, shewing Dangoswr, n. one who shews Dar, a. prefix that implies before, upon, or about to be, analogous to PRE: n. a noise or din Darammhau, v. to hesitate Daramred, n. circulation: to go about Daramrediad, n. a circulating Darbenu, v. to raise upright; to form a perpendicular Darblygu, v. to double over Darbod, n. a preparation: v. to prepare, to provide Darbodaeth, n. forecast Darbodiad, n. a preparing Darbodol, a. precautious Darbodoldeb, n. precautiousness Darbodus, a. provident Darborthi, v. to sustain, to maintain Darbwyo, v. to verberate Darbwyll, n. persuasion Darbwyllo, v. persuade Darbwyso, v. to preponderate Darchwantu, v. to covet Darchwhareu, v. to sport about Darchwennych, to covet greatly Darchwilio, v. to pry about Darchwyddo, v. to swell up Darddiffynu, v. to protect Darddodi, v. to prefix Darddonio, v. to endow Darddosbarthu, v. to elucidate Darddringo, v. to climb up Darddullio, v. to describe Darddwyrain, v. to soar aloft Darddwyso, v. to make dense Darddychrynu, v. to intimidate Darddychwel, v. to recur back Darddyfod, v. to come to pass Dareb, n. a proverb, an adage Darebu, v. to use a proverb Daredrych, v. to observe Daredd, n. tumultuous din Daregnïo, v. to use exertion Daren, n. a noise, or din Darestyn, v. to extend over Darfachu, v. to grapple over Darfaddeu, v. to be remitting Darfalanu, v. to bud out Darfathru, v. to trample over Darfeilo, v. to pile up Darfelyddu, v. to imagine Darferu, v. to accustom Darfaethu, v. to miscarry, to fail Darfinio, v. to acuate, to edge Darfod, n. a finish: v. to finish; to be ended Darfodadwy, a. perishable Darfodedig, a. evanescent Darfodedigaeth, n. consumption Darfodiad, n. a finishing Darfodoldeb, n. transientness Darfodol, a. finishing, ending Darfoddio, v. to please Darfoethu, v. to nourish tenderly Darfoli, v. to be celebrated Darfolli, v. to receive kindly Darfradu, v. to act treachery Darfrathu, v. to vulnerate Darfreinio, v. to dignify Darfritho, v. to variegate Darfriwio, v. to be fracting Darfrochi, v. to be ruffling Darfrodiad, n. embroidery Darfrudio, v. to prognosticate Darfrydio, v. to be throbbing Darfrysio, v. to be speeding Darfrywio, v. to make brisk Darfrwytho, v. to blandish Darfrydiol, a. residing, abiding Dargadw, v. to be securing Dargaenu, v. to stratify Dargraethu, v. to restrict Dargamu, v. to be bending Dargantu, v. to form a rim Darganu, v. to blanch Dargasglu, v. to heap Dargau, v. to envelope Dargeisio, v. to persevere Dargelu, v. to over-veil Dargilio, v. to recede Dargipio, v. to snatch Dargipiwr, n. a snatcher Dargledru, v. to lattice over Dargleinio, v. to crawl Dargleisio, v. to make weals Darglodi, v. to extol Dargludo, v. to transport Dargluddio, v. to overwhelm Darglymu, v. to knot Dargnifio, v. to toil Dargnithio, v. to pat upon Dargnoi, v. to keep gnawing Dargochi, v. to redden Dargodi, v. to rise over Dargoddi, v. to oversway Dargoelio, v. to credit partly Dargoethi, v. to purify Dargofio, v. to call to mind Dargoffa, v. to memorize Dargolledu, v. to cause a loss Dargolli, v. to lose Dargospi, v. to castigate Dargrafu, v. to scrape Dargraffu, v. to cause a mark Dargrasu, v. to parch slightly Dargredu, v. to half credit Dargroni, v. to collect Dargrothi, v. to bulge, or swell Dargrwydro, v. to peregrinate Dargrybwyllo, v. to intimate slightly Dargrychu, v. to ruffle Dargrynu, v. to conglomerate Dargrysio, v. to accelerate Darguchio, v. to frown Darguddio, v. to seclude Dargulo, v. to narrow Darguro, v. to reverberate Dargwympo, v. to fall Dargydio, v. to join Dargyfaddo, v. to menace Dargyfaddef, v. to own partly Dargyhoeddi, v. to expose Dargylchynu, to circumference Dargynnullo, v. to heap Dargynnwys, v. to make compact Dargynnyg, to attempt or offer Dargynyddu, v. to augment Dargynu, v. to elevate Dargyrchu, v. to resort Dargyrhaedd, v. to reach or extend Dargysdadlu, v. to proportion Dargysgodi, v. to adumbrate Dargysgu, v. to fall asleep Dargysodi, v. to combine Dargysoni, v. to harmonize Dargystuddio, v. to excruciate Dargysylltu, v. to conjoin Dargywain, v. to convey Darhedeg, v. to hover Darheidio, v. to swarm Darhonni, v. to assert Darhuno, v. to doze Dariad, n. a making a din Dariasu, v. to pervade Darladu, v. to be benevolent Darlafaru, v. to enunicate Darlamu, v. to hop Darlechu, v. to skulk Darledu, v. to expand Darleddfu, v. to slant Darleisio, v. to resound Darleisiwr, n. reverberator Darleithio, v. to make humid Darlenwi, v. to superabound Darlesu, v. to cause benefit Darlethru, v. to slope Darlethu, v. to overlay Darleu, v. to lecture, to read Darlewyrchu, v. to shine Darlidio, v. to inflame Darlifo, v. to flow Darlith, n. a sermon, a lecture Darlithio, v. to initiate Darlithiwr, n. a lecturer Darliwio, v. to give a tint Darlochi, v. to give a refuge Darloesi, v. to perfuse Darloni, v. to gladden Darlosgi, v. to singe Darluchio, v. to sprinkle Darluniodraeth, the art of drawing Darluddio, v. to obstruct Darlunlen, n. a map Darlunio, v. to portray, to delineate, to represent Darluniwr, n. an artist, drawer Darlwybro, v. to tract Darlwyddo, v. to cause prospering Darlwythiad, n. a loading Darlwytho, v. to load Dalyfnu, v. to polish Darlyngcu, v. to eructate Darlynu, v. to adhere Darlythyru, v. to superscribe Darlywio, v. to superintend Darllain, Darllen, v. to read Darllaw, n. a brewing: v. to pour, to brew Darllen, v. to read, to peruse Darllewyrchu, v. to illumine Darmain, n. a prognostication; v. to prognosticate Darmerth, n. a preparation Darmerthiad, n. a preparing Darmerthu, v. to prepare Darn, n. a piece, a patch Darneidio, v. to hop Darniad, n. a piecing Darnio, v. to piece, a patch Darnod, n. distinction Darnodi, v. to distinguish Darnofio, v. to swim Daroddef, v. to suffer Darofyn, v. to intimate Darogan, n. prediction; to predict Daroganiad, n. predicting Daroganu, v. to predict Daroganwr, n. a foreteller Darogwyddo, v. to incline Daron, n. the thunderer Darostwng, n. debasement: v. to subdue Darostyngiad, n. subjection Darostyngu, v. to be subject Darpar, n. preparation Darpariaeth, n. a preparing Darparu, v. to prepare Darre, v. to effuse; to blush Darstain, n. tinkle, a clang; v. to tinkle, to clang Darsteinio, v. to tinkle Darswydo, v. to intimidate Darswyddo, v. to superintend Darswyno, v. to enchant Darsylw, n. an observation Darsylwad, n. observation Darsylwedd, n. an essence Darsylweddu, v. to element Darsylwi, v. to observe Darsyllu, v. to stare, to gaze Daru, v. to finish, to end; to tinkle, to clank Darwain, n. ministration: v. to administer Darwareu, v. to disport Darwedd, n. compliancy Darweddu, v. to direct Darweiniwr, v. director, leader Darweithio, v. to supererogate Darwel, n. perspicacity Darweled, v. to perceive Darweliad, n. perception Darwenu, v. to smile Darwib, n. a hovering Darwibio, v. to hover Darwirio, v. to assert Darwystlo, v. to pledge Darymchwelyd, v. to revert Darymdeithio, v. to sojourn Darymgeisio, v. to make effort Darymranu, v. to divide Darymred, n. an excursion: a colliquation; a diarhœa; v. to run; to move about; to run out Darymrithio, v. to seem to be Darymroi, v. to resign Darymsangu, v. to trample Darymsathru, v. to tread Darymsawdd, n. adjunct Darystain, n. a tinkle, a peal Darysteinio, v. to tinkle Dâs, n. a heap; a stack Dasedig, a. ricked, stacked Dasgwrn, n. a cone, a rick Dasgyrn, n. a stacking Dasiad, n. a ricking, stacking Dasmal, n. a gentle touch Dasmalu, v. to touch gently Dasol, a. cumulated; stacked Dasu, v. to stack, to rick Daswl, n. a pile; a stack Daswrn, n. a cone; a pile Dasyliad, n. a piling up Dasylu, v. to pile, to rick Dasyrnu, v. to heap, to rick Dathliad, n. celebration Dathlu, v. to celebrate Dau, n. two, a. two Daw, n. a boon; a son in law, a coming onward Dawd, n. a deposit; a giving Dawes, n. a daughter-in-law Dawg, n. a portion, or share Dawn, n. gift; virtue; grace Dawni, v. to gift, to endow Dawnus, a. gifted, virtuous Dawr, v. to care, to regard De, n. activity; a parting, right, right side; the south: v. to part; to right; a. separate right; south Dead, n. a parting; separation Deadell, n. a flock, a herd Deadellog, a. gregarious Deadelliad, n. a herding Deadellu, v. to form a herd Deaeth, n. separation Deall, n. intellect; understanding: v. to understand Deallol, a. intellectual Dealladwy, a. apprehensible Dealledig, a. gifted with reason Dealledigaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealledigol, a. intellective Deallgar, a. intelligent, wise Deallgarwch, n. intelligence Dealliad, n. intellection Deallol, a. intellective Deallt, n. understanding Dealltiad, n. intellection Dealltwr, n. intellectualist Dealltwriaeth, n. understanding, comprehension Dealltwrus, a. intelligent Deallu, v. to understand Deallus, a. intelligent, knowing Deau, n. the right; the south; a. right, dexterous Deawl, v. tending to separate Debed, v. to go, to depart Dechre, n. beginning, origin Dechreuad, n. origination Dechreuol, a. original, initial Dechreu, v. to begin Dechreuad, n. a beginning Dechreuedig, a. begun Dechreuol, a. initial primitive Dechreuwr, n. a beginner Dedfryd, n. restoration; verdict, adjudicant Dedfrydiad, n. adjudication Dedfrydol, a. adjudicating Dedlidio, v. to be angry again Dedwinedd, n. evanesence Dedwino, v. to fade away Dedwinoldeb, n. evanidness Dedwydd, n. a state of bliss; a. of renewed intelligence; discreet; happy Dedwyddiad, n. beatification Dedwyddo, v. to beatify Dedwyddol, a. beatific Dedwyddus, a. beatific; blessed Dedwyddwch, n. happiness Dedwyn, a. calmed of passion Dedylliad, n. a suckling Dedyllio, v. to suckle Dedd, n. an order, rule Deddf, n. statute, law, ordinance Deddfiad, n. ordination Deddfol, a. ceremonial Deddfolder, n. ordinateness Deddfoli, v. to make ordinal Deddfolrwydd, n. ceremonialness Deddfu, v. to institute Deddfwr, n. a legislator Deëuad, n. rightly; southing Deëuo, v. to use dexterity; to tend to the south Def, n. use, one’s own Defeidiog, a. abounding with sheep Defeidydd, n. a shepherd Defeita, v. to hunt after sheep Defiad, n. a bringing Defni, n. droppings, drops Defniad, n. a trickling Defnio, v. to drop, to trickle Defnydd, n. element, matter Defnyddgar, a. useful Defnyddiad, n. materialation Defnyddiadau, v. to materialize Defnyddiodraeth, materialism Defnyddio, v. to prepare matter to make use of Defnyddiol, a. material; useful Defnyddioldeb, n. materiality Defnyddiwr, n. one who forms Defnyn, n. a drop, a particle Defnyniad, n. a dropping Defnynu, v. to drop, to trickle Defod, n. usage, custom Defodedig, a. instituted Defodi, v. to fix a custom Defodiad, n. institution Defodol, a. accustomed Defodolder, n. customariness Defodwr, n. an institutor Defyn, n. matter or stuff Deffro, a. moving awake: v. to rouse; to awake Deffroad, n. arousing; awaking Deffroi, v. to rouse; to wake Defröol, a. tending to awake Deffrous, a. wakeful Deffrousrwydd, n. wakefulness Deffrowr, n. an awaker Deg, n. ten: a. ten Degaid, n. a decade Degban, a. having ten parts Degeidio, v. to form decades Degfed, n. a tenth: a. tenth Degiad, n. a decimal Degol, a. decadary; decimal Degoli, v. to decimate Degoliad, n. decimation Degoliaeth, n. tithing Degplyg, n. a decuple Degryn, n. a single drop Degryniad, n. a dropping Degrynu, v. to fall in drops Degsill, a. of ten syllables Degtro, a. of ten turns Degu, v. to decimate Degwm, n. a tenth; a tithe Degymiad, n. a tithing Degymol, n. relating to tithe Deheu, n. dexterity; south Deheubarth, n. south region Deheuder, n. desterity Deheudra, n. dexterousness Deheuedd, n. dextrality Deheuig, a. dexterous, dexter Deheulaw, n. a right hand Deheuol, a dexter; southern Dehongli, v. to interpret Dehongliad, n. interpretation Dehonglwr, n. expounder Dehonglydd, n. expounder Deifiad, n. a singeing, blasting Deifio, v. to singe; to blast Deifiol, a. singeing; blasting Deifniad, n. nurturing Deifriad, n. a setting in order Deifriad, v. to put in regimen Deifyr, n. a regimen; verse Deigr, n. a drop; a tear Deigriad, n. lachrymation Deigrio, v. to shed tears; to trickle Deigrol, a. lachrymal Deigryn, n. tear, drop Deigrynol, a. falling in drops Deigryniad, n. a trickling Deigrynu, v. to fall in drops Deigyniad, n. emanation Deigynu, v. to emanate Deilen, n. a leaf, foil Deiliach, n. mixed leaves Deiliad, n. folliatfon; subject, tenant Deiliadaeth, n. foliage Deiliant, n. foliation, foliage Deiliar, a. foliacious, leafy Deilio, v. to put out leaves Deiliog, a. bearing leaves Deilw, n. small of the leg Deilliad, n. an issuing, a proceeding Deillio, v. to derive, to proceed Deilliol, a. proceeding, deriving Deincod, n. teeth, an edge Deincodyn, n. apple seed Deinio, v. to charm, to allure Deintgraff, n. tooth drawer Deintgryd, n. gnashing of teeth Deintiad, n. dentition Deintio, v. to teeth, to bite Deintiol, a. dental Deintlwch, n. tooth powder Deintrod, n. cog wheel Deintur, n. tenter frame Deintws, n. little tooth Deintwst, n. tooth-ache Deintydd, n. dentist Deiriad, n. a dinning Deiryd, v. to belong, to pertain, to be related Deisiad, n. a ricking, a piling Deisio, v. to stack, to pile Deisyf, n. request, intreaty: v. to request, to desire Deisyfiad, n. a requesting Deisyfol, a. beseeching Deisyfu, v. to beseech, to crave Deisyfwr, n. beseecher Deisyn, n. hank, skein Dêl, n. approach: v. will come; a hard or rigid state Del, a. stiff; pert, saucy; smart Delaidd, a. stiffish, smart Delbren, n. log; cudgel Delder, n. stiffness; pertness Delfaen, n. delvin, kellus Delf, n. a numskull; a churl Delffaidd, a. oafish; stupid Delffeiddio, v. to stupify Delid, n. metal, mineral Delor, n. wood-pecker Delw, n. an image, idol, form, manner, semblance Delwad, n. a formation, a forming, n. a statue Delwadol, a. formative Delwaddoli, v. to idolatrize Delwaddoliad, n. an idoling Delwaddollaeth, n. idolatry Delwaddolwr, n. idolater Delwant, n. imagery Delwedd, n. resemblance Delweddu, v. to describe, to portray, to make like a statue Delwi, v. to give a form; to become as a statue; to wax pale, to be confounded Dell, n. rift, slit or cleft Delli, n. blindness Dellni, n. blind state Dellten, Dellt, n. lath, splint Dellteniad, n. splintering Delltenog, a. splintered, latticed Delltenu, v. to splinter, to lattice Delltwr, n. lattice maker Deniad, n. an alluring Denol, v. alluring, enticing Denwr, n. enticer, seducer Denu, v. to entice, to allure Dengwaith, a. ten times Dengyn, a. clownish, rustic Deodi, v. to extract; to put off Deol, n. exile, banishment: v. to banish, to separate Deoladwy, a. separable, banishable Deolawd, n. separation Deoledig, a. exiled, separated Deoliad, n. separation; a banishing Deon, n. the distributor; the giver; dean Deon, n. strangers, visitors Deor, n. a hatching, a taking out of the shell: v. to brood, to hatch Deoriaid, n. a hatched brood Deorain, v. to brood, to hatch Deoriad, n. a hatching Deorllyd, a. in a state to hatch Der, a. hard, stubborn Dera, n. a fury, fiend, devil; the staggers Deraidd, a. apt to be stubborn Derbi, v. will come to pass Derbyn, n. a receipt; v. to admit, to receive Derbynadwy, a. receivable Derbynfa, n. receptacle Derbyniad, n. reception Derbyniol, a. admissible Derbynioldeb, n. acceptableness Derbyniwr, n. receiver Derch, a. elevated, exalted Derchafael, n. ascension Derchafawl, a. elevating Derchafiad, n. exaltation Derchafiaeth, n. elevation Derchafu, v. to elevate Derchawl, a. elevating, exalting Derchiad, n. an elevating Derchu, v. to elevate, to exalt Derdri, n. obduracy Dere, v. come thou Deriad, n. a frowardly acting Deriaw, v. to act frowardly Derlin, n. the heart of oak Derlwyn, n. an oak grove Derllydd, a. poured, effused Derllyddiad, n. depletion Derllyddu, v. to pour out Dernyn, n. a piece, a patch Derwin, a. oaken, made of oak Derwydd, n. a druid Derwyddol, a. druidic, druidical Derwyddoni, n. druidism Deryw, v. it is done Dês, n. system, order, rule Desgyn, to ascend, to mount in rhetoric Desgyneb, n. a climax Desgyniad, n. ascension Desgynol, a. ascending Dest, n. order, or trim Destl, a. neat, trim; delicate Destlaidd, a. apt to be trim Destliad, n. a putting in trim Destlu, v. to make neat Destlus, a. nice, neat trim Destlusrwydd, n. neatness Dethol, v. to pick, to select Detholedig, a. chosen, picked Detholiad, n. a selecting Deu, v. to come, to arrive Deuad, n. coming, arrival Deuarddeg, n. twelve Deuawl, a future, coming Deubarth, a. of two parts Deubarthiad, n. bisection Deubarthu, v. to bisect Deuben, n. a pair,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

chill and delicious viands
They possessed a delightful house (for such it was in my eyes) and every luxury; they had a fire to warm them when chill and delicious viands when hungry; they were dressed in excellent clothes; and, still more, they enjoyed one another’s company and speech, interchanging each day looks of affection and kindness.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

chill and darksome vale
" They stood still and shivered, for it seemed as if gray Time were calling them back from their sunny youth far down into the chill and darksome vale of years.
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

counted as dreadfully vulgar
Shakespere, or as the French say, “the divine William,” also used many words which are now counted as dreadfully vulgar.
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten

cast a decent veil
The philosophic emperor dissembled his follies, lamented his early death, and cast a decent veil over his memory.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

convened against domestic violence
"To guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government; to protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

caught a delicious view
Near Ejiri we caught a delicious view of the summit appearing over the lower mountains on the left hand.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

Creed and dined very
At noon to the ‘Change and thence brought Mr. Pierce, the Surgeon, and Creed, and dined very merry and handsomely; but my wife not being well of those she not with us; and we cut up the great cake Moorcocke lately sent us, which is very good.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

c adj dare venture
V. be courageous &c. adj.; dare, venture, make bold; face danger, front danger, affront danger, confront danger, brave danger, defy danger, despise danger, mock danger; look in the face; look full in the face, look boldly in the face, look danger in the face; face; meet, meet in front; brave, beard; defy &c. 715. take courage, muster courage, summon up courage, pluck up courage; nerve oneself, take heart; take heart, pluck up heart of grace; hold up one's head, screw one's courage to the sticking place; come up to scratch; stick to one's guns, standfire[obs3], stand against; bear up, bear up against; hold out &c. (persevere) 604a. put a bold face upon; show a bold front, present a bold front; show fight; face the music.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

capacity as delicatessen vender
H2 anchor Chapter 3 In his capacity as delicatessen vender, Jokubas Szedvilas had many acquaintances.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

caught a distant view
I was not in at the killing, but caught a distant view of the noble antlered monarchs of the forest, as they sped away to deeper and safer retreats in the depths of the woods.
— from Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Orange Jacobs

color added Dr Vaudelier
"The face is not of the natural color," added Dr. Vaudelier, remarking that the skin of the forehead, which the wig had concealed, was very white, and almost transparent, while the face was besmeared with the color that composed the florid complexion of the attorney.
— from Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue A Tale of the Mississippi and the South-west by Warren T. Ashton

clijn and de Venetiaense
The signs, however, read—“ spyeghelwinckel ,” “ de nyeuwe spyeghelwinckel ,” “ spyeghel-magazijn ,” “ allerley spyeghels groot en clijn ,” and “ de Venetiaense spyeghelwinckel .”
— from Dutch and Flemish Furniture by Esther Singleton

Corneille and De Visé
What were Boursault and Le Boulanger, and Thomas Corneille and De Visé, what were they all compared to your enemy, Boileau?
— from Letters to Dead Authors by Andrew Lang

courage and does Vivian
There wants but one thing more: courage, pure, perfect courage; and does Vivian Grey know fear?”
— from Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

cried a deep voice
“Hear, hear,” cried a deep voice, and with a general start the ladies became aware that the enemy was among them.
— from Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

capital a decisive victory
Two Roman consular armies penetrated—the one, under Tiberius Minucius and after his fall under Marcus Fulvius, from Campania through the mountain passes, the other, under Lucius Postumius, from the Adriatic upwards by the Biferno—into Samnium, there to unite in front of Bovianum the capital; a decisive victory was achieved, the Samnite general Statius Gellius was taken prisoner, and Bovianum was carried by storm.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

changed all disrespect vanished
Indeed, Nicholson's uncompromising bearing on this occasion proved a great help to Lake, for it had the best possible effect upon the Kapurthala people; their manner at once changed, all disrespect vanished, and there was no more swaggering about as if they considered themselves masters of the situation.
— from Forty-one years in India: from subaltern to commander-in-chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl


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