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- noun Archaic spelling of
world .
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Examples
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This appulle betokenethe the lordschipe, that he hadde over alle the worlde, that is round.
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This appulle betokenethe the lordschipe, that he hadde over alle the worlde, that is round.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This appulle betokenethe the lordschipe, that he hadde over alle the worlde, that is round.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Tartaria, lying in that parte of the worlde which is thought to be most North Easterly.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Tartaria, lying in that parte of the worlde which is thought to be most North Easterly.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Southbank Centre, SE1, to 25 Apr Cuckoo Festival, Marsden, SatMorris dancers around a maypole, workshops, storytelling, crafts, street theatre, a rubber duck race and the time-honoured village cuckoo procession bring a touch of olde worlde mythic magic to this spring party.
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We stopped for a wee at that olde-worlde hotel in Cirencester's market square and – wow – there were the then high-flying Cardiff City strutters finishing their slap-up, meat‑and-two-veg, sit-down lunch.
Epic tales of the Wessex footballing crowd | Frank Keating 2011
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Drink The Lamb Inn Chichester Road, 01243 511 105, lambinn-westwittering.co.uk looks olde worlde and has darts and ales.
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Following last week's item about the increasing frequency with which female 2012 athletes have been stripping off to promote themselves, I am indebted to the Press Association's Scott Dougal for drawing my attention to an olde worlde curiosity of a historical document.
London Olympics security panics deserve their place in the Sun | Marina Hyde 2012
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Latino cleaning ladies vacuum giant cacti; Asian babes hang around in their undies; Romany women ride an olde-worlde carousel.
Artist of the week 110: Julian Rosefeldt Skye Sherwin 2010
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