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1.
shāme
n.
295 quotations in 9 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The feeling of having offended against propriety or decency; the feeling of having done something disgraceful; an instance of such feeling; embarrassment or revulsion caused by awareness of one's…
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2.
stāver
n.
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder;
hacche staver
; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.141, 142].
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