Of these peoples, three, Greece, Italy, and Spain, represent the South; three, England, Germany, and Russia, represent the north; the seventh, or the first, France, is at the same time North and South, Celtic and Latin, Gothic and Greek.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo
a multitude Cywely, n. a bedfellow Cywelyes, n. a concubine Cywelyog, a. having a bedfellow Cywelogaeth, n. concubinage Cywen, n. a young hen Cywenig, n. a little pullet Cywer, n. a curdler; a rennet Cywerth, n. equivalence Cywerthol, a. equivalent Cywerthu, v. to bargain Cywerthyddu, v. to estimate Cywilydd, n. shame, disgrace Cywilyddgar, a. shameful Cywilyddiad, n. a shaming Cywilyddio, v. to shame Cywilyddus, a. shameful Cywir, a. correct, sincere Cywirdeb, n. correctness Cywiriad, n. a loyalist Cywirio, v. to perfect; to fulfil; to be sincere Cywrain, a. skilful; accurate Cywraint, n. a skilful one Cywreindeb, n. accuracy Cywreiniad, a. making accurate Cywreinio, v. to make exact Cywreiniwr, n. one who makes perfect Cywreinrwydd, n. skilfulness Cywreinwaith, n. curious workmanship Cywres, n. a concubine Cywydd, n. a kind of metre; perception; conscience Cywyddiaeth, n. rationality Cywyddol, a. conscious Cywyll, n. culture, tillage Cywyllu, v. to culture Cywyn, n. a rise, a swell Chwa, n. a blast, a puff Chwad, n. a gust, a jerk Chwaer, Chwiorydd, n. a sister Chwaerol, a. like a sister Chwaroliaeth, n. a sisterhood Chwaeth, n. savour, taste Chwaethiad, n. a tasting Chwaethu, v. to savour Chwrethus, a. supid, gustful Chwaf, n. a strong gust:
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
NIPPERKIN, a small cup, a liquid measure.
— from Redgauntlet: A Tale Of The Eighteenth Century by Walter Scott
She seemed in very good spirits; but her next-door neighbour was nursing a sick child, and looked unhappy enough.
— from Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure by C. R. (Claude Reignier) Conder
Behind the saddle of Miss Conly’s horse was strapped a round valise, in which she carried her needles and some clothing and light articles.
— from The Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers by Elijah Kellogg
In the black furrow of a field I saw an old witch-hare this night; And she cocked a lissome ear, And she eyed the moon so bright,
— from Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. by Walter De la Mare
Thus we drove a day and night, all shivering with cold, naked and starved, crying and lamenting.
— from Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. II by Evliya Çelebi
Tiny had said nothing, but her eyes were open as well as those of her mistress; and now a smile came and lingered around the well-formed mouth.
— from Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Ida Glenwood
Now, as she came a little closer to the wind, the American captain discovered what he had suspected—two long lines of muzzles running out of her leeward ports.
— from Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy by George Gibbs
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