1668
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From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
(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 He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
Bezonian
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From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
BOOKBINDINGnoun
the craft of binding books
From this reading BOUND BY THE BOSTON BOOKBINDING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOUND BY THE BOSTON BOOKBINDING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
confined by bonds
From this reading BOUND BY THE BOSTON BOOKBINDING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BOUND BY THE BOSTON BOOKBINDING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
furbelows
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From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
galleriesnounUS /ˈɡæləriz/
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
a man of refinement
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
LARGEadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
MothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
MURRAYnounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
PRINTINGnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Part II_ THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
silksnounUS /sɪlks/
the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
strollingverbUS /ˈstroʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
velvets
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From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading A LARGE gentleman was strolling from group to group in one of the great galleries of Whitehall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
XVIIIth
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From this reading Author of “The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century” “_Under which King, Bezonian?_” --_King Henry IV.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He was very exquisite, this gentleman, adorned with all the coloured silks, velvets and furbelows which that Year of Grace, 1668, demanded.
