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swẹ̄t(e
adj.
Additional spellings:
swete
375 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Sweet to the taste, having the quality of sweetness; sweetened; also
fig.
and in
fig.
context; (b)
swet almaunde
, an almond used as food, as opposed to the bitter almond used medicinally;
swet
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