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51To dance attendance — Dance Dance, v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. [1913 Webster] To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his… …
52Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine — Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, (1634 1705) was the husband of Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II s mistresses. He was also a noted Catholic writer and courtier.Born into a Catholic family, Roger was the son of Sir James Palmer, a… …
53Prayer before birth — is a poem written by Anglo Irish poet Louis McNeice (1907 1963) at the height of the Second World War. In the poem, Louis MacNeice expresses his fear at what the world s tyranny can do to the innocence of a child and blames the human race for the …
54dandler — See dandle. * * * …
55fais-dodo — /fay doh doh /, n., pl. fais dodos. Louisiana. a country dance party. [ < LaF; F: go to sleep! (fais 2d sing. impv. of faire to do, make; dodo nursery word for sleep, prob. based on dod(el)iner to nod, dandle (a child), influenced by dormir to… …
56Amarna style — revolutionary style of Egyptian art created by Amenhotep IV, who took the name Akhenaton during his reign (1353–36 BCE) in the 18th dynasty (Egypt, ancient). Akhenaton s alteration of the artistic and religious life of ancient Egypt (Egypt,… …
57dandin — (dan din) s. m. Homme niais et sans contenance. Perrin Dandin, personnification d un juge ridicule et rapace. • Perrin Dandin arrive, ils le prennent pour juge, LA FONT. Fabl. IX, 9. George Dandin, paysan enrichi qu un sot orgueil a porté …
58caress — Synonyms and related words: artful endearments, attouchement, blandishment, blandishments, breath, brush, brush by, cocker, coddle, come in contact, contact, contingence, coquet, cosset, cuddle, cutaneous sense, dally, dandle, embrace, endearment …
59coddle — Synonyms and related words: baby, bake, barbecue, baste, bay, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, care for, caress, cater to, cherish, cocker, cook, cosset, cotton, cradle, cultivate, curry, dandle, devil, do, do to perfection, dry nurse,… …
60cosset — Synonyms and related words: care for, caress, cater to, cherish, cocker, coddle, cradle, cultivate, dandle, dry nurse, favor, feed, fondle, foster, give way to, gratify, humor, indulge, lavish care on, mollycoddle, mother, nourish, nurse, nurture …
