A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
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An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
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A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
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A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.
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To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrator…
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To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
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The act of excerpting or selecting.
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To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket,…
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Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
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a woman's virtue or chastity
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The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
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To butt; to push with the horns.
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The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.
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The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
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The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
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Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
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Imitation; mimicry.
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Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.
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To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
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To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.
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To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.
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A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
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A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
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The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
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The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
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To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as,…
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To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as,…
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The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
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The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
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To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
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To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
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The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
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To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.
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The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
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Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.
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A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
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The act of quoting or citing.
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To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as,…
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The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
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