Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The agate fixed in the center or the compass-card.
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Examples
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His betrothed bride did not shed a single tear for him, and as soon as he had gone, flung the engagement ring into the jewel-cup on her dressing-table, before the eyes of the camariera, from whom I heard the story.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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His betrothed bride did not shed a single tear for him, and as soon as he had gone, flung the engagement ring into the jewel-cup on her dressing-table, before the eyes of the camariera, from whom I heard the story.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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a single tear for him, and as soon as he had gone, flung the engagement ring into the jewel-cup on her dressing-table, before the eyes of the camariera, from whom I heard the story.
The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867
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