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| THE FALSE COLLAR by Hans Christian Andersen |
garter | |
n. a band that is worn around the leg to hold up a stocking | |
girdle | |
n. a belt or cord worn around the waist n. an encircling or ringlike structure | |
occasion | |
n. reason or cause | |
boast | |
v. talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction | |
prude | |
n. a person excessively concerned, like a woman who shows or affects extreme modesty | |
rag | |
n. a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece | |
jagged | |
a. having a sharply uneven surface or outline | |
imitate | |
v. appear like, as in behavior or appearance | |
baroness | |
n. a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron | |
ado | |
n. a rapid active commotion | |
condemned | |
a. officially declared unfit for use | |
betroth | |
v. give to in marriage | |
despise | |
v. look down on with disdain | |
ferocious | |
a. marked by extreme and violent energy | |
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