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  • adjective euphemistic used; previously owned by somebody else.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ loved

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Examples

  • i don't dare look at cookbooks or i'd want them all!! animah - squidgy for kids opens up a whole new dimension anisah - that burmah road bookshop sounds wonderful and i must make a trip there when i'm next in penang - i love "preloved" books too!

    How Squidgy is Your Bookshop? Sharon Bakar 2005

  • I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself for the term of my contract.

    DIY Style: Wardrobe Refashion 2009

  • It's about an American second hand booklover (Sharon, yes, knowing about the lover of a preloved book) who corresponded before and after the last war with an employee of a second hand book shop on Charing Cross Road.

    How Squidgy is Your Bookshop? Sharon Bakar 2005

  • I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract.

    Taking the Plunge Pledge | Mind on Fire 2007

  • Other options come in the guise of more conventional classified services such as gumtree. com, preloved. co.uk, and others.

    a minor technicality neil 2010

  • Other options come in the guise of more conventional classified services such as gumtree. com, preloved. co.uk, and others.

    a minor technicality neil 2010

  • I use Ebay for anything preloved so stuff that I think's in good condition and really like but I haven't worn it in the last year so it deserves a new owner - the reward is banked in paypal and alot of online retailers use paypal so you can buy something you want or put towards a flight at Fly be!

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Other options come in the guise of more conventional classified services such as gumtree. com, preloved. co.uk, and others.

    a minor technicality neil 2010

  • I use Ebay for anything preloved so stuff that I think's in good condition and really like but I haven't worn it in the last year so it deserves a new owner - the reward is banked in paypal and alot of online retailers use paypal so you can buy something you want or put towards a flight at Fly be!

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • I use Ebay for anything preloved so stuff that I think's in good condition and really like but I haven't worn it in the last year so it deserves a new owner - the reward is banked in paypal and alot of online retailers use paypal so you can buy something you want or put towards a flight at Fly be!

    The Guardian World News 2010

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