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In a few days the soldiers played their intimidation trump card, moving to "derobe" the monks — excommunicate them.
‘I Wanted Democracy’ 2007
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Bory got I do not (know) how many of my servants, by some escalier derobe, to see the ball-room and some of the dances; he has a back stairs interest through that of Lord Trentham's nurse, and being himself the State
George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Helen [Editor] Clergue
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Rutolo charged his adversary with a double derobe.
The Child of Pleasure Gabriele D'Annunzio 1900
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Bory got I do not (know) how many of my servants, by some escalier derobe, to see the ball-room and some of the dances; he has a back stairs interest through that of Lord Trentham's nurse, and being himself the State Trumpeter in a neighbouring kingdom, is of some note and importance, and all is at my use and service.
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"Monsieur Ebate is at the _escalier derobe_," said she.
Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Cette fierte neanmoins n'excluait pas en lui une rare modestie; partout il se soustrait a l'eloge; se derobe au panegyrique; jamais il ne parle de ses exploits, et jamais il ne souffre qu'un autre lui en parle en sa presence.
Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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PASTA BREAK After the service I derobe, get Arthur, and we go over to V&T's Italian on Amsterdam and 110th for a bite.
NYT > Home Page By ROBIN FINN 2011
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PASTA BREAK After the service I derobe, get Arthur, and we go over to V&T's Italian on Amsterdam and 110th for a bite.
NYT > Home Page By ROBIN FINN 2011
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Plus un objet se derobe a nos yeux, plus nous faisons d'efforts pour le saisir, parce que des-lors il aiguillonne notre orgueil, il excite notre curiosite, il nous parait interessant.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Complete Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
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Plus un objet se derobe a nos yeux, plus nous faisons d'efforts pour le saisir, parce que des-lors il aiguillonne notre orgueil, il excite notre curiosite, il nous parait interessant.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 3 Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
reesetee commented on the word derobe
See Skipvia's "Free Association" list. This is what they call it when they melt the chocolate off of already made peanut butter cups that have been pulled off the manufacturing line for some reason (bad wrapper, underweight product, and so on). The chocolate and peanut butter are later mixed in with newly made batches; anything that can't be used for human consumption is set aside and later mixed into animal feed.
February 4, 2008
treeseed commented on the word derobe
So, Reesetee are you a scion of the peanut butter cup family?
February 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word derobe
Not at all--but I did work in the factory once upon a time. :-)
February 4, 2008