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  • 21Bloomers —    Bloomers were designed, in 1850, by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller, who also was the first to wear them. But this garment got its biggest impetus and its name from Amelia Bloomer, who dressed frequently in this attire and was its most consistent… …

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  • 22obscenity — n. 1. Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness, obsceneness. 2. Ribaldry, lewdness, smuttiness, indelicacy …

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  • 23gaminess — noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy • Syn: ↑raciness, ↑ribaldry, ↑spiciness • Derivationally related forms: ↑spicy (for: ↑spiciness), ↑racy ( …

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  • 24raciness — noun 1. a strong odor or taste property the pungency of mustard the sulfurous bite of garlic the sharpness of strange spices the raciness of the wine • Syn: ↑pungency, ↑bite, ↑sharpness …

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  • 25spiciness — noun 1. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy • Syn: ↑gaminess, ↑raciness, ↑ribaldry • Derivationally related forms: ↑spicy, ↑racy (for: ↑raciness), ↑ …

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  • 26gaminess — n. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy. Syn: raciness, ribaldry, spiciness. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 27Indecencies — Indecency In*de cen*cy, n.; pl. {Indecencies}. [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. ind[ e]cence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …

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  • 28Indecency — In*de cen*cy, n.; pl. {Indecencies}. [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. ind[ e]cence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is indecent; an… …

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  • 29Underniceness — Un der*nice ness, n. A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Decapitation — Decapitated redirects here. For the Polish death metal band, see Decapitated (band). Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues …

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