desuetude
(en)
(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse
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Why do they hover up there, letting their legs, the pride of dogs, fall into desuetude
I think this was the part when I realised that this dog thought every other creature was also a dog
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Why do they hover up there, letting their legs, the pride of dogs, fall into desuetude
I think this was the part when I realised that this dog thought every other creature was also a dog
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variegated
(en)
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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emitting their variegated and mingled smells
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emitting their variegated and mingled smells
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edifying
(en)
(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform
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and had of them a great and edifying entertainment to the end of his days
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and had of them a great and edifying entertainment to the end of his days
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inimical
(en)
(adj) hostile, obstructive
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the nobles have obviously no cause to be influenced in their interpretation by personal interests inimical to us, for the laws were made to the advantage of the nobles from the very beginning, they themselves stand above the law, and that seems to be why the laws were entrusted exclusively into their hands
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the nobles have obviously no cause to be influenced in their interpretation by personal interests inimical to us, for the laws were made to the advantage of the nobles from the very beginning, they themselves stand above the law, and that seems to be why the laws were entrusted exclusively into their hands
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balustrade
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(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier
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a servant who may lean against the balustrade
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a servant who may lean against the balustrade
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