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- adverb In the
British manner - adverb With reference to
Britain orGreat Britain
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Examples
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These things pass muster from being 'Britannically cocooned in the purple,' says our irreverent satirist; and the maiden ladies 'passion of devotion to' the blood 'helped to blind them; but still more so did the imperious urgency to curtain closely the night of Tasso, throwing all its consequences upon Victor's masterful tongue.
One of Our Conquerors — Complete George Meredith 1868
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'Britannically cocooned in the purple,' says our irreverent satirist; and the maiden ladies 'passion of devotion to' the blood 'helped to blind them; but still more so did the imperious urgency to curtain closely the night of Tasso, throwing all its consequences upon Victor's masterful tongue.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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These things pass muster from being 'Britannically cocooned in the purple,' says our irreverent satirist; and the maiden ladies 'passion of devotion to' the blood 'helped to blind them; but still more so did the imperious urgency to curtain closely the night of Tasso, throwing all its consequences upon
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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