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That very person or thing, the same as. For example, In the elevator I ran into none other than the woman we'd been talking about, or It turned out to be none other than Jim in a clown costume. [Late 1800s ... none of the above ... none so pretty...
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none-so-pretty · genus spirodela · none so pretties · none-so-pretties · none so pretty's · none-so-pretty's · none so pretties' · none-so-pretties' ...
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In the other instance, the term 'none so pretties' was used for articles of HABERDASHERY that became popular in the eighteenth century. Montgomery writes that it was applied generally to TAPEs and RIBBONs, but her examples suggest it had a more specific meaning.
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None-so-pretties (a kind of gartering, but what did it *look* like?): NONE-SO-PRETTY page 310 - A term applied generally to tapes or ribbons. ... Diamond, otherwise None-so-Pretty Common Quality, otherwise worsted binding Venetian--is a fine kind of worsted binding used as the binders of Venetian blinds. (see also QUALITY)
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and just beside them, in friendly equality, a tangle of pink sweet-williams, fragrant phlox, delicate bride's-tears, canterbury bells blue as the June sky, none-so-pretties, gay cockscombs, and flaunting marigolds, which would insist on coming up all together, summer after summer, regardless of color harmonies.
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Napalm (2 items) ; Navy Pistol, revolver, six shooter ; Neoprene (2 items) ; Nevada ; New Deal (2 items) ; Niagara Limestone ; Nike ; No Comment ; None-So-Pretties (2 items) ; Nude Drama ; Nylon...
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He suffered a final defeat when his camp in Muskerry was surprised and taken by Sir Samuel Bagenal, 22 Oct., 1602, and he and his wife had only time to escape " in their shirts." The richness of the clothes they left behind excited wonder, being so different from the spoil usually found in an Irish camp.
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To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a ... P. J. ANDERSON STAMP COLLECTING AND ITS LITERATURE FORTY YEARS AGO; ... F. ADAMS ITALIAN JINGOISM IN 1591;
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Amazon.com: Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2) (9780689865398): Scott
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