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keie
n.(1)
143 quotations in 8 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A key;
lok and keie
; also
fig.
;
kinges keies
, crowbars and hammers used to force locks or doors; (b) a representation of a key in a heraldic device;
keie of rome
, a key as a sign of Roman…
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