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- adjective Alternative form of
blackavised .
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Examples
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-- And another one said, "Hech, sirs! what a bonny blackaviced man that little ane is, to be paraded through the strees for a warld's wonder!"
The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824
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Maister Glen sat in the easy chair, with his hand before his eyes, saying nothing, and shedding not a tear; for he was a strong, little, blackaviced man, with a feeling heart, but with nerves of steel.
The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824
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He was a blackaviced Englishman, with curled whiskers and a powdered pow, stout round the waistband, and fond of good eating, let alone drinking, as we found to our cost.
The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824
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He was a blackaviced Englishman, with curled whiskers and a powdered pow, stout round the waistband, and fond of good eating, let alone drinking, as we found to our cost.
The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824
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-- And another one said, "Hech, sirs! what a bonny blackaviced man that little ane is, to be paraded through the streets for a warld's wonder!"
The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824
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Maister Glen sat in the easy chair, with his hand before his eyes, saying nothing, and shedding not a tear; for he was a strong, little, blackaviced man, with a feeling heart, but with nerves of steel.
The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824
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