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select choice cultivated refined polite
ANT: Strict, scientific, philosophical, restricted, technical, accurate, patrician, select, choice, cultivated, refined, polite, high-bred, stylish, aristocratic.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

S3 C2 C3 rounden PP
rúna , a secret, counsel. Rounen , v. to talk secretly, whisper, PP, C2; runien , S; rownen , H, PP, Cath., S3, C2, C3; rounden , PP, ND, Sh., SPD.—AS.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sb criminal charge reason P
Suggestioun , sb. criminal charge, reason, P, C2.—AF. suggestioun ; Lat. suggestionem .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

sectabere canthum Cum rota posterior
Saturday, July 28, 1711 Addison Vertentem sese frustra sectabere canthum, Cum rota posterior curras et in axe secundo.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

small circle coloured red painted
For example, a small circle coloured red, painted on the back and stomach, represents a water-hole.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

shrill cicadas cries resound pg
Pathless and dark it seems to be, Where birds in thousands wander free; Where shrill cicadas' cries resound, [pg 039] And fowl of dismal note abound.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

say cried Charles receiving Perdita
They saw that we were lovers—that we felt as if we were alone even amidst the crowd of loungers——” “Yes: it must have been as you say!” cried Charles, receiving Perdita’s ingenious explanation as natural and conclusive, and now absolutely wondering at his own stupidity in not penetrating the matter before.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

stage carpenter carried rocking pieces
It was dark like a cellar, and in the flaring light that spurted from an iron gas-pipe, the stage carpenter carried rocking pieces of scenery to and fro.
— from A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

SUPPER Coffee Canapé regalia Postum
338 NOVEMBER 12 BREAKFAST DINNER Honey in comb Oyster soup, family style Boiled eggs Salted English walnuts Postum cereal Fried chicked, country style Dry toast Au gratin potatoes Cauliflower, Polonaise Escarole and chicory salad LUNCHEON Chocolate profiterole Cold goose and Virginia ham Coffee Port de Salut cheese Crackers SUPPER Coffee Canapé regalia Postum cereal.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

soft crabs chicken rice pudding
Rich veal soup; stewed carp; boiled ham; sweetbreads stewed with oysters; roast ducks; soft crabs; chicken rice pudding; stewed peas; stewed beans; stewed beets; potatoe snow—Maccaroni pudding; red custard; chocolate cream; almond ice-cream.
— from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book, 3rd ed. A Useful Guide for Large or Small Families, Containing Directions for Cooking, Preserving, Pickling... by Eliza Leslie

sets cold chisels round punches
A nest of S wrenches, two rivet sets, cold chisels, round punches and several files also are required.
— from Farm Mechanics: Machinery and Its Use to Save Hand Labor on the Farm. by Herbert A. Shearer


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