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1.
barri
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a)
Cook.
Decorated with strips of metal foil; (b)
Her.
divided equally by horizontal stripes of two alternating colors; also as noun: blazon so constituted.
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dǒuce
adj. & n.
23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Dear, beloved;
douce amour
, sweetheart; (b)
douce Fraunce
, beloved France; (c)
douce vie
, luxurious life; (d) as noun: paramour;
foul douce
, filthy harlot; (e) in surnames.
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