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- n. Plural form of manse#English|manse|lang=English
Examples
“These tributary lands were divided into numbers of little farms, called manses, each occupied by one or more families.”
“Strictly speaking, the manses of yore were designed as dwellings, which Lauren's is not.”
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“Partly because sometimes a little bit of family time goes a long way, even in fancy manses on this island.”
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“Hint: pundits who think having a summer home in a state connects a politician to voters probably have spent too much time in their own vacation manses.”
“McCain's collection of manses and luxe condos became a sore spot for him after he was asked how many homes he owns, and finding that the helpful Joe Lieberman was not on hand to whisper the one-to-two digit number that is the answer into his ear, said, "I think -- I'll have my staff get to you.”
“A commercial drag, pierced by offshoots of narrow streets, tidy manses with saplings on the strip of front lawn.”
“We began to climb toward the West Virginia border, rolling through deep woods, past rusty, rundown trailers and recently added manses of brick and stone.”
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“When the War of Northern Aggression fanned flames all across the continent, Roodmanse was but the elder of thirteen great manses built by the Rood clan.”
“We'd stroll the whole crescent "U" of, say, Keizersgracht (Emperor's canal), past majestic gabled manses, cozy gabled houses, small boats with a few folk tippling rose and tour boats with tourists roaring beerily into the twilight.”
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“On one side of the mountain are the pristine manses, but they have to be served by the blacks, who still live in squalor, so on the other side of the mountain is the most putrid poverty one could witness.”
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