10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEWLESS»
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thewless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Conscientiously then Mr Thewless elevated his mind to aesthetic contemplation.
The first painting represented a peculiarly repulsive court dwarf; the second was
of a radiant little prince, dark-haired and dark-eyed, who clasped a formidable ...
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Migrant Form: Anti-colonial Aesthetics in Joyce, Rushdie, ...
in "The Lestrygonians," as having "a thewless body" (205). The OED defines "
thew" as "1. A custom, a usage, a general practice, esp. one observed by a group
[or] community. 2. A good quality or habit. 3. Attractive physical attributes or ...
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Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological ...
THEWLESS 1 (Eng.) Immoral, Virtueless THEWLIS J [O.E. peáwleás] Thomas
Thewelesse. — Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379. THEXTON for Theckston, q.v. THICK (
Eng.) 1 Thick-Set, Stout [M.E. thikke, thicke, O.E. piece] William le Thikke. —
Soms.
And as the main narrative follows the viewpoint of Mr. Thewless, the reader is as
at sea as the befuddled tutor about how to take those paranoid manifestations
Hump is unable to repress, and which only increase as the journey progresses.
Cf. apodictic, q.v. Cf. ipsedixitism, q.v. See talk. thewless (thyoo'les) adj. 1. lacking
bodily strength; without vigor or spirit. (2. cowardly; timid.) ○ Old age rendered
him thewless. [< thew— usually pl.: thews, i.e. sinews, muscles; muscular ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
... inextricable These seizures always chose ruinous moments. There was a
slang phrase which described them—horribly graphic, too, like most slang
phrases. To go blah. Well, there it was! He, Mark Thewless, would go blah this
afternoon.
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Motoo Eetee: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
The devil, the heathen, the apostate will be awe-struck, thewless before our
superior metal and our will to hold evil at bay, oh yes, even cast it aside. This will
be our antechamber to Heaven. There is nothing doubting but this will come to
pass.
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Letters of Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Kincardine, 1657-73
Made. 153. Tingle or smart. 154. Splice or join, hence a weak spot. 155.
Thewless: weak. 156. Moray jokingly boasts of his use of the chemical symbol for
a ounce. 157. Rebarbative: unpleasant. 158. Chemical symbol for a drachm, one-
eighth ...
Robert Moray, David Stevenson (Ph. D.), 2007
As he strode past Mr Bloom's dental windows the sway of his dustcoat brushed
rudely from its angle a slender tapping cane and swept onwards, having buffeted
a thewless body. The blind stripling turned his sickly face after the striding form.
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Making Men: Rugby and Masculine Identity
Oppidans asa body are looked down uponby boarders becausesomany of
themare thewless creatures,with only a halfdeveloped sympathy for the
scholastic institution they attend.' Although the dayboyboarder division was a
sharp one,it ...
Timothy J.L. Chandler, John Nauright, 2013
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEWLESS»
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thewless is used in the context of the following news items.
Sudden death of Merstham mum inspires major fundraising effort
Lee Thewless, its chief mechanic, said: "Sarah was a popular person raising money for a good cause so we're delighted to help out. We must have sold more ... «Surrey Mirror, Nov 14»
Mark Carney Warns Currency Union 'Incompatible' With Scottish …
Jacqui Thewless ·. Pembroke, Pembrokeshire. - More scaremongering. And negative 'reportage'. Yawn. Like · Reply · Sep 11, 2014 3:16pm. «Huffington Post UK, Sep 14»
As DOMA heads for the Supreme Court, Romney wants to appoint …
Bush gave us the thewless Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court to replace the towering Thurgood Marshall, but perhaps more notable in the long run, ... «WBEZ, Oct 12»
