(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SMUGGLER AND CAPITOLA.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Come buy of me! come buy! come buy!
CAPITOLA
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From this reading THE SMUGGLER AND CAPITOLA.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come buy of me! come buy! come buy!
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
daftadjectiveUS /dæft/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
damasknounUS /ˈdæməsk/
a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
GlovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
lassies
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From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come buy of me! come buy! come buy!
musknounUS /mʌsk/
an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come buy of me! come buy! come buy!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
PinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
SMUGGLERnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlər/
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading THE SMUGGLER AND CAPITOLA.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SMUGGLER AND CAPITOLA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
VeilsnounUS /veɪlz/
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "If I am not allowed to walk or ride out alone, I shall 'gang daft!'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
a Caucasian
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Buy, lads, or else the lassies cry; I have lawns as white as snow; Silk as black as e'er was crow; Gloves as sweet as damask roses; Veils for faces; musk for noses; Pins and needles made of steel; All you need from head to heel.
