Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, the sand-spurreys, belonging to the order Caryophyllaceæ, and also known as Buda (Adanson, 1763), Spergularia (Persoon, 1805), and Lepigonum (Fries, 1817).
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Anita the wife of Honophrius, has been told by her tirewoman, For-tissa, that Honuphrius has blasphemously confessed under volun — tary chastisement that he has instructed his slave, Mauritius, to ur;, e Magravius, a commercial, emulous of Honuphrius, to solicit the chastity of Anita.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS mentions another embassy which arrived from Ceylon in the reign of the Emperor Julian, l.xx. c. 7, and which consequently must have been despatched by the king Upa-tissa II.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. tissa
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jen Sabella 2012
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Darwinita: That's what happens when La Bruja tries to carve out And the Bad Karma is coming back to bite her in the butt_. s to pay for court battles like this makes absolutely no sense--and it is downright cruel_. tissa: And the Bad Karma is coming back to bite her Contact1972 1 minute ago 2:11 PM I think the bad karma has already walked over her face.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. tissa
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jen Sabella 2012
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Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. tissa
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jen Sabella 2012
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LMAO tissa: When you get married you actually have to love someone
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Edwards represents the WORST in human beings---a nd furthermore since he was such a "shark" of a lawyer he has NO excuse that he didn't know the law....don tissa: It is funny, right wingers think us Democrats are going
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MFM008: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. period. tissa
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Keep in mind that the articles here are penned by young authors, so please keep criticism respectful, and help us to keep this a safe and supportive place for writers of all ages to contribute. tissa
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jen Sabella 2012
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