Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, pushed or projecting inward.
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- adjective botany Pushed or projecting
inward .
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[690] In quhilk honoures and offices, gif man or Angell presume to intruse themself, we utterlie detest and abhorre them, as blasphemous to our Soveraigne and supreme Governour Christ Jesus. praesentia ulla periculi commoveamur, ut beatam illam dirimamus societatem quae nobis, utpote membris, conflata est cum capite nostro, et unico intercessore
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Jeanne felt two cool hands upon her eyes, a wave of perfume touched her cheek, a breath stirred her hair, whispering "_encore une intruse_," and then soft lips kissed her.
The Saint Antonio Fogazzaro 1876
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