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1.
fō̆rme
n.
249 quotations in 17 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The physical shape of something, contour, outline; the figure or shape (of a person), body; also
fig.
; (b)
forme and shape, shape or forme, forme and shafte
, etc.
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