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11dog — /dɒg / (say dog) noun 1. a domesticated carnivore, Canis lupus familiaris (formerly Canis familiaris), descended from the grey wolf; bred in a great many varieties and commonly kept as a pet. 2. any animal belonging to the same family, Canidae,… …
12roue — noun a dissolute man in fashionable society • Syn: ↑rake, ↑rakehell, ↑profligate, ↑rip, ↑blood • Derivationally related forms: ↑profligate (for: ↑profligate …
13rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… …
14gallant — {{11}}gallant (adj.) mid 15c., showy, finely dressed; gay, merry, from O.Fr. galant courteous, earlier amusing, entertaining; lively, bold (14c.), prp. of galer rejoice, make merry, generally held to be from Latinized verb form of Frankish *wala… …
15rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… …
16Oldberrow — Coordinates: 52°17′N 1°49′W / 52.28°N 1.82°W / 52.28; 01.82 …
17proclivity — noun A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent. This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was… …
18Margherita Aldobrandini — Margarita Aldobrandini, Duchess of Parma by Bartolome Gonzalez Margherita Aldobrandini (Capodimonte, Lazio, 29 March 1588 – Parma, 9 August 1646) was a Duchess consort of Parma. She was the regent of Parma 1626 1628 …
19roué — n. [Fr.] Rake, debauchee, profligate, dissolute man …
20blood — /blʌd / (say blud) noun 1. the fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins or principal vascular system of animals, in humans being of a red colour and consisting of a pale yellow plasma containing semisolid corpuscles. 2. body fluids… …
