10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSISHNESS»
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American encyclopedic dictionary
missishness. mlSB'-Ish-ness, *. [En&. missish: -n«w.] Tho tilrs or affectation of a
young miss; primness* affectation. "I have lost him by my own want of decision—
my own missinhtiess ruther, in liking to have lovers, in order to tease them.
Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage,
1897
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The imperial encyclopaedic dictionary: a new and exhaustive ...
missishness. miss Ish ness, «. [Ene. miuith; -n/vw.] The airs or affectation of a
young miss; primness, affectation. "I bar* lost him by my own want of decision—
my own m/ssisAnrss rather, in liking to have lorers, in order to teaoe them.
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The Princess and the Peer
“My apologies if I seem unduly blunt,” he said, “but this is no time for missishness.
” Missishness? She was not missish! “I am simply stating facts.” He drank the last
of his tea before setting the cup aside. “And the facts are that you are without ...
Missishness had no place here. But it wasn't missishness that twisted her belly
when the door shut behind her with a distinct thud. Chapter Twelve The cat had
slept with Embor instead of. 120 www.samhainpublishing.com ]Jody Wallace.
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The Passion of the Purple Plumeria: A Pink Carnation Novel
“I meant about the missishness.” “I passed the age of missishness a good ten
years since.” Gwen carefully peeled the lacerated shirt away from a torso that
was as sun-browned as the rest of him. He was in remarkably good shape for a
man ...
She had little expected to find such an acute mind in the incumbent earl, but she
had, and had rebelled against giving up the correspondence for reasons she
could only describe as absurd missishness. Only now that the earl was returning,
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I tolerate missishness from my friends' daughters, but not from you! To be clear, I
desire to court you, to get to know you properly. I do not wish to embarrass or
distress you, but I must know if this would be distasteful or unwelcome to you.
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
'By charging me with deliberate coquetry and missishness in my conduct towards
this man.' T. Hook. Mlssltt (mis-sit'), v.t To sit ill or imperfectly on; to misbecome.
Chaucer. Missive (mis'iv), a. [Fr.] 1. Sent or proceeding from some authoritative ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale,
1883
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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete ...
By charging me with deliberate coquetry and missishness in my conduct towards
this man.' T. Hook. Mlssltt (mis-sif), v.t To sit ill or imperfectly on; to misbecome.
Chaucer, Missive (mis'iv), a. [Fr] 1. Sent or proceeding from some authoritative or
...
That old grenadier and her bread and butter piece of missishness? I wouldn't
mind asking the boy. Why can't I? I could ask the boy and the Baylors and say it
was all on account of the play—an opportunity to talk it over." “Are you going to ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSISHNESS»
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