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1.
aunǧel
n.
155 quotations in 9 senses
Sense / Definition
One of the celestial servants of God, an angel.
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calle
n.
38 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A net for the hair, a kind of headdress; (b)
comeli under calle
, beautiful in one's headdress;
uncomeli under calle
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maken
(sb.)
a houve aboven a calle
, to make a fool of (sb.); (c) ?a hood, ?a…
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