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  1. Careful examination or survey; scrunity. Bring candid eyes unto the perusal of men's works. Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., ii. 2. The jnry, after a short perusal of the staff, declared their opinion by the mouth of their foreman, that the substance of the staff was British oak. Addison and Steele, Tatler, No. 265. He asked for a cup of water, gave her a close perusal with his eye, inquired the road to Parson Welles's, mounted his horse, and disappeared. S. Judd, Margaret, ii. 6.
  2. The act of perusing or reading through; reading. He that has the perusal of any of your discourses cannot but emerge with the greatest advantages. Evelyn, To Mr. E. Thurland.

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  • Herewith are inclosed three letters for your perusal, the first from Mary Taylor. —  Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle
  • (The Bordello keeps a terrifically illustrated site, as expected, so we dug up a few Eastern European gypsy camp tour photos for your perusal-ed)
  • I have one of his books in my collection and every single time I offer it to friends for a perusal, they are often shocked and blown away by the imagery on offer., —  Dogmatic
  • May I, in that case, proffer this name for your perusal: —  B3ta
  • Here are a couple of clips for your perusal: This one shows Jo's Mom in the audience as he talks about how Filipinos are Asian, but they look Mexican … and how you can tell them apart. nemogbr: —  8Asians.com
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revision ·  scrutiny ·  publication ·  copy ·  recital ·  write ·  enquiry ·  examination ·  inquirer ·  self-examination ·  sheaf ·  once-over
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