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- adjective Born of
humble parentage .
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Examples
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A classic mountain rifle either has a blind magazine or a hinged floorplate, but Cooper chose to go with that mark of the low-born, the sign of the road-hunter, the detachable magazine.
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“I am far too low-born and unimportant to be presented at court,” I told Teddy when he stopped by for lunch—luncheon at the court is too rowdy for his taste.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Meanwhile Captain Didier Lamontagne, the low-born, tactical genius, governor of the Cape Colony catches wind of this action and the collapse of the empire and assembles a large defensive force with his erstwhile Xhosa allies under the command of Daluxolo "King Gorgeous".
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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El gato con botas, better known in English as Puss in Boots, concerns a clever cat who uses trickery to gain power and a princess for his low-born master.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Orlando, El Gato Con Botas, Meow Meow Fern Siegel 2010
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Her eyes called Milana a thief, a liar, a low-born good-for-nothing, blue-clad Vargel.
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“I am far too low-born and unimportant to be presented at court,” I told Teddy when he stopped by for lunch—luncheon at the court is too rowdy for his taste.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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A classic mountain rifle either has a blind magazine or a hinged floorplate, but Cooper chose to go with that mark of the low-born, the sign of the road-hunter, the detachable magazine.
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Meanwhile Captain Didier Lamontagne, the low-born, tactical genius, governor of the Cape Colony catches wind of this action and the collapse of the empire and assembles a large defensive force with his erstwhile Xhosa allies under the command of Daluxolo "King Gorgeous".
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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El gato con botas, better known in English as Puss in Boots, concerns a clever cat who uses trickery to gain power and a princess for his low-born master.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Orlando, El Gato Con Botas, Meow Meow Fern Siegel 2010
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In any event, the doors swing to nearly perpendicular to the body, making it possible to alight gracefully on the tall, upright chairs, rather than execute anything so low-born and cloddish as "sitting."
Rolls-Royce Builds a Real Car20% Dan Neil 2010
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