Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A jocose perversion of the word ‘melancholy.’
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Examples
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But indeed she is given too much to allicholy and musing: but for you — well, go to.
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I shall never laugh but in that maids company; but, indeed, she is given too much to allicholy and musing.
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But indeed she is given too much to allicholy and musing: but for you -- well, go to.
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We had an hour's talk of that wart; I shall never laugh but in that maid's company; -- but, indeed, she is given too much to allicholy and musing.
The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare 1590
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-- But, indeed, she is given too much to allicholy and musing: but for you -- well, go to.
The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] William Shakespeare 1590
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Mrs. Quickly apologized) to "allicholy and musing."
Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Christopher Morley 1923
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