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- noun Plural form of
medlar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
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Examples
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But more direct light was thrown upon the subject by a passage in which "that kind of fruit that maids call medlars when they laugh alone" is mentioned in connection with a wish of Romeo's regarding his mistress.
A Study of Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873
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Even if one becomes homosexual through a gradual development of sexual tastes, the deviance is no more "unnatural" than if one develops a taste for bletted medlars and a dislike for apples.
Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Even if one becomes homosexual through a gradual development of sexual tastes, the deviance is no more "unnatural" than if one develops a taste for bletted medlars and a dislike for apples.
An Open Letter to John C. Wright Hal Duncan 2009
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On the inside were low plum, cherry, apple, and pear trees, together with a few filberts and medlars.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Tall cypresses, chenars, evergreens, cotton trees, and medlars all struck root along the pathways in groups of two and three, and under their welcome, opaque shade, Lahori put stone benches to rest aching legs.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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On the inside were low plum, cherry, apple, and pear trees, together with a few filberts and medlars.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Tall cypresses, chenars, evergreens, cotton trees, and medlars all struck root along the pathways in groups of two and three, and under their welcome, opaque shade, Lahori put stone benches to rest aching legs.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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I've decided that the only sane reason to blog is a greater glut of pumpkins, apples, and medlars than words.
Quince quest L. Lee Lowe 2008
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On the inside were low plum, cherry, apple, and pear trees, together with a few filberts and medlars.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Tall cypresses, chenars, evergreens, cotton trees, and medlars all struck root along the pathways in groups of two and three, and under their welcome, opaque shade, Lahori put stone benches to rest aching legs.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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