Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hazel . - noun A tree, Guevina Avellana, of the natural order Proteaceæ.
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Examples
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I had described her sword, which has a hazel-tree theme to the hilt, and the artist ran with that.
Cover Sketches michaeljasper 2008
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Next day when the festival began afresh, and her parents and the step-sisters had gone once more, Cinderella went to the hazel-tree and said — -
Household Tales 2003
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He took her on his horse as his bride, and rode away with her, but when they passed by the hazel-tree, two little pigeons sat on it and cried,
Household Tales 2003
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They were, however, obliged to pass the grave, and there, on the hazel-tree, sat the two pigeons and cried,
Household Tales 2003
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As they passed by the hazel-tree, the two white doves cried — -
Household Tales 2003
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And when they got into the kitchen, Cinderella lay there amongst the ashes, as usual, for she had jumped down on the other side of the tree, had taken the beautiful dress to the bird on the little hazel-tree, and put on her grey gown.
Household Tales 2003
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Now when all were gone, and nobody left at home, Cinderella went sorrowfully and sat down under the hazel-tree, and cried out --
My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales Edric Vredenburg
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Under a hazel-tree, not far from the charmed tree, grew mandrakes, one of which never failed to add wealth and domestic happiness to any person who possessed it.
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The same kind offices have been attributed to the hazel-tree, the fig, the rosemary, the date-palm, etc.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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There he cut a wand from out a certain hazel-tree, and having trimmed and peeled it of its bark, with his dagger he carved his name upon the wood.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Marie de France
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