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- proper noun A female
given name , a variant ofCecily andCecilia used since the Middle Ages.
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Examples
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That Cicely is given the whole of her life to prove to those who thought her life meaningless how wrong they were.
My Prayer Out Loud Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Northern Exposure DVD - The cold and quirks continue in Cicely, Alaska with all 23 unforgettable, highly acclaimed episodes of Northern Exposure.
Standardized Testing: Briefly Revisited johnny_mango 2005
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"Ah, happiness is found in unexpected places, and is a matter of temperament only, and not of circumstance at all," the doctor told himself, when Clomayne's clerk and the girl he called Cicely, passed the door of his first-class carriage, their destination reached.
A Sheaf of Corn Mary E. Mann
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Faith, but I think my sister Cicely is as much in love with Mary Cavendish as I. 'Tis but – my sister Cicely, when she will tease me, tells me 'tis not I but you that Mary Cavendish hath set her heart upon, Harry.
The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900
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No sooner did Mr. Talbot mention the name Cicely than Master
Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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That little girl named Cicely is on my heart and in my prayers today.
My Prayer Out Loud Dave Hingsburger 2007
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Chervil, also known as Cicely or Sweet Cicely, has a subtle anise flavour and is a member of the parsley family.
Archive 2007-07-01 Haalo 2007
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Chervil, also known as Cicely or Sweet Cicely, has a subtle anise flavour and is a member of the parsley family.
Weekend Herb Blogging #92 Haalo 2007
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But he did not take his Queen with him; he left her in England with her children, for by this time she had two other daughters besides Elizabeth, called Cicely and Anne.
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Cecilia much better than Hatty, who will persist in calling her Cicely, which she says she does not like because it is such a vulgar name -- and so common, too.
Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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