Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obsolete shortened form of
betideth. Chaucer .
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Examples
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German-French for “Madame la Vicomtesse,” and after many ceremonious bows, he drew from his pocket a dilapidated pocketbook, saying: “Che un betit bapier bour fous,” and unfolding as he handed it to her a piece of greasy paper.
Une Vie 2003
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German-French for "Madame la Vicomtesse," and after many ceremonious bows, he drew from his pocket a dilapidated pocketbook, saying: "Che un betit bapier bour fous," and unfolding as he handed it to her a piece of greasy paper.
Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories Guy de Maupassant 1871
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