Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kerchief; a covering for the head worn by women; an inner linen cap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
courche .
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- noun Alternative form of
courche .
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Examples
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= A ribbon worn by Scotch lassies and upon marriage replaced by the matron's "curch" or cap. = plaid.
Lady of the Lake Walter Scott 1801
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Were it not for liberalism you would not be able to fire your tirade out against the freedom of your cultures, which is under threat no by the leftist by the rigth wing hoodlums who came from Texas, all of them God fearing and curch going decent folks dlin333
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Are we going to hold everyone that speaks at his curch responsible.
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The Republicans will paint him as a daishiki wearing black nationalist who goes to an out of the mainstream curch who only distanced himself not because he disagreed with them (since he initially defended Reverend Wright) but because he wants to get elected.
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As she approached more closely, her mantle of bright tartan, in which the red colour much predominated, her stature, the long stride with which she advanced, and the writhen features and wild eyes which were visible from under her curch, would have made her no inadequate representative of the spirit which gave name to the valley.
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But I may not stay here, where I came not to moralize with your wisdom, but simply to cool my resentment against that unwise Lady Fleming, which I think hath now somewhat abated, so that I shall endure her presence without any desire to damage either her curch or vasquine.
The Abbot 2008
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Sunday go to curch cause im scared mother F@#$er…..oh sorry
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There are a whole bunch of Religious fundamentalist who say we should go back to being ruled by the curch. just like in old days rember the wonderful witch burrings and all the problems that caused.
Think Progress » New Woodward Book Details Multiple Bush Cover-Ups Over Iraq 2006
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“Through the help of the Lord I have luppen ower a wall,” cried poor Mause, as her horse was, by her rude attendants, brought up to leap the turf enclosure of a deserted fold, in which feat her curch flew off, leaving her grey hairs uncovered.
Old Mortality 2004
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We married in a curch of God and swore to work through the good and the bad in a committed relationship.
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