Definitions
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- adjective Not crowned with
laurel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward
Etymologies
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Examples
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Though unlaureled by any lexicographer, and despised by the virtuous Mrs. Lennox, [5] Mrs. Haywood, nevertheless, had done yeoman service in preparing the way for modest Fanny Burney and quiet Jane Austen.
The Life and Romances of Mrs Eliza Haywood Whicher, George Frisbie 1915
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She was only now beginning to wonder if she wanted to ensure herself a life unlaureled, like her father’s.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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She was only now beginning to wonder if she wanted to ensure herself a life unlaureled, like her father’s.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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She was only now beginning to wonder if she wanted to ensure herself a life unlaureled, like her father’s.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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