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cut or lobed leaves of plants
173 34 recortada : this word is applied to the "cut" or lobed leaves of plants and trees; also to silhouettes cut out of paper.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

colloquial or late Latin or particularly
The negative of sī is sī nōn , if not ( sī nēmō , sī nūllus , &c.), or nisi , unless , if not , used especially of an exception or after a negative, nisi sī , chiefly in old, colloquial, or late Latin, or, particularly in solemn language or poetry, nī is sometimes used for nisi .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

conscious of loneliness lack of purpose
“Yes, yes, a thousand times yes,” answered Fergus Appleton’s heart, for the first time in his life conscious of loneliness, lack of purpose, lack of anchorage, lack of responsibilities, lack of everything he had never wanted before, but wanted desperately all at once, and quite independent of logic.
— from Ladies-In-Waiting by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

consisting of long lames of plate
A pauldron consisting of long lames of plate is shown in Cott.
— from British and Foreign Arms & Armour by Charles Henry Ashdown

citizen of life liberty or property
Lastly, no state may deprive any citizen of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law.
— from Problems in American Democracy by Thames Williamson

CURIOSITIES OF LONDON LIFE or Phases
Now ready, post 8vo., cloth, price 6 s. 6 d. CURIOSITIES OF LONDON LIFE; or Phases, Physiological and Social, of the Great Metropolis.
— from Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various


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