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The children, who had made use of this idea of Tess being taken up by their wealthy kinsfolk (which they imagined the other family to be) as a species of dolorifuge after the death of the horse, began to cry at Tess's reluctance, and teased and reproached her for hesitating.
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The children, who had made use of this idea of Tess being taken up by their wealthy kinsfolk (which they imagined the other family to be) as a species of dolorifuge after the death of the horse, began to cry at Tess's reluctance, and teased and reproached her for hesitating.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy 1884
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Twelve-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika, Ala., correctly spelled "dolorifuge" doh-LOHR-uh-fyooj to begin the second round of the competition Wednesday morning.
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Twelve-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika, Ala., correctly spelled "dolorifuge" doh-LOHR-uh-fyooj to begin the second round of the competition Wednesday morning.
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Twelve-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika, Ala., correctly spelled "dolorifuge" doh-LOHR-uh-fyooj to begin the second round of the competition Wednesday morning.
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Twelve-year-old Kevin Lazenby of Opelika, Ala., correctly spelled "dolorifuge" doh-LOHR-uh-fyooj to begin the second round of the competition Wednesday morning.
actung commented on the word dolorifuge
something that banishes or mitigates grief.
June 1, 2011
mothlight commented on the word dolorifuge
"anything that drives away pain."
is there any way to add a definition?
October 14, 2011
bilby commented on the word dolorifuge
You just added a definition in the only manner that has ever been possible on this site (or on its ancestor).
October 15, 2011