Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of an ancient people of central Italy, conquered and assimilated by the Romans in 290 BC.
- noun The Italic language of the Sabines.
- adjective Of or relating to the Sabines or their language or culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
savin . - noun The language of the Sabines, one of the Old Italic languages, related to Latin, Oscan, etc.
- Of or pertaining to the Sabines.
- noun One of an ancient people of Italy, dwelling in the central Apennines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) See
savin . - adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a member of an ancient tribe of Italy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC
- noun a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Seaver actually translated The Story of O from the French himself under the name Sabine d'Estrée.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Alan Elsner 2012
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It was in this way that Ulick Brady made what I call a Sabine marriage.
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It was in this way that Ulick Brady made what I call a Sabine marriage.
Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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If we aren't careful, we'll be strung just like those pathetic peels — only Cousin Sabine doesn't have a dainty radiator — but a walk-in Provençal fire pit, hooks and all!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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If we aren't careful, we'll be strung just like those pathetic peels — only Cousin Sabine doesn't have a dainty radiator — but a walk-in Provençal fire pit, hooks and all!
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(Sabine is working that smile.) and new to the non-con faces.
Scenes from the Potluck Zenmomma 2008
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(Sabine is working that smile.) and new to the non-con faces.
Archive 2008-11-01 Zenmomma 2008
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I've got chickpeas for a change, fresh from Cousin Sabine's garden; the little beige boules* have doubled in size after soaking overnight (who knew?).
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I've got chickpeas for a change, fresh from Cousin Sabine's garden; the little beige boules* have doubled in size after soaking overnight (who knew?).
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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If we aren't careful, we'll be strung just like those pathetic peels -- only Cousin Sabine doesn't have a dainty radiator -- but a walk-in Provençal fire pit, hooks and all!
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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