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[ adjective ] (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
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[ adjective ] (of marriages) illicit or informal
Examples "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] using or intended for the lefts hand
Examples "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs" "left-handed scissors" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] using or intended for the lefts hand
Examples "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs" "left-handed scissors" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands
Examples "a bumbling mechanic" "a bungling performance" "ham-handed governmental interference" "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
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[ adjective ] (of marriages) illicit or informal
Examples "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands
Examples "a bumbling mechanic" "a bungling performance" "ham-handed governmental interference" "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Related terms |
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