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1Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… …
2Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… …
3shamefaced — shame|faced [ˌʃeımˈfeıst] adj [: Old English; Origin: scamfAst, from scamu ( SHAME1) + fAst fixed ; influenced by face] if someone is shamefaced, they look and feel ashamed because they have done something wrong or they have behaved badly ▪… …
4shamefaced — [[t]ʃe͟ɪmfe͟ɪst, AM feɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are shamefaced, you feel embarrassed because you have done something that you know you should not have done. [FORMAL] There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced …
5Shamefacedness — Shamefaced Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 …
6Folk etymology — This article is about a technical term in linguistics. For incorrect popular etymologies, see false etymology. Folk etymology is change in a word or phrase over time resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar… …
7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
8Poirot's Early Cases — Infobox Book name = Poirot s Early Cases title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Margaret Murray country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …
9Douglas Jardine — For the British colonial administrator and Governor, see Douglas James Jardine. Douglas Jardine Personal information Full name Douglas Robert J …
10Description of a Struggle — The Petřín hill (in German Laurenziberg) in Prague is featured prominently in Description of a Struggle. Description of a Struggle (German: Beschreibung eines Kampfes ) is a short story by Franz Kafka. Contents …
