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Examples
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The Lord Keeper traversed the chambers, held consultation with the butler in the cellars, and even ventured, at the risk of a demele with a cook of a spirit lofty enough to scorn the admonitions of Lady Ashton herself, to peep into the kitchen.
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After his demele with the law of high treason in 1715, he had lived in retirement, conversing almost entirely with those of his own principles in the vicinage.
Waverley 2004
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She was earnestly religious, and I remember her telling me of a demele she had had with her confessor.
What I Remember Trollope, Thomas A 1887
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After his demele with the law of high treason in 1715, he had lived in retirement, conversing almost entirely with those of his own principles in the vicinage.
Waverley — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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After his demele with the law of high treason in 1715, he had lived in retirement, conversing almost entirely with those of his own principles in the vicinage.
Waverley — Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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The Lord Keeper traversed the chambers, held consultation with the butler in the cellars, and even ventured, at the risk of a demele with a cook of a spirit lofty enough to scorn the admonitions of Lady Ashton herself, to peep into the kitchen.
The Bride of Lammermoor Walter Scott 1801
Huigh commented on the word demele
Looking at a French dictionary and at the context of its use by Scott and others, it appears to mean a disagreement, run-in, contretemps.
June 8, 2013