weft
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(noun) a filling thread or yarn in weaving / (noun) yarn used for the weft / (noun) web fabric / (noun) an article of woven fabric / (noun) a knit fabric produced in machine or hand knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle
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Seek the weft of real things. Find the idiosyncratic weft.
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Seek the weft of real things. Find the idiosyncratic weft.
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Canute
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referring to an apocryphal anecdote illustrating the piety or humility of King Canute the Great, in which he demonstrates to his courtiers that he has no control over the elements (the incoming tide), explaining that secular power is vain compared to the supreme power of God
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His problems? No one cared. They were the great green tide, and he was just another fat Canute, foolish and alone.
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His problems? No one cared. They were the great green tide, and he was just another fat Canute, foolish and alone.
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lambent
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(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
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For obviously horny reasons I wanted to be like Modigliani [...] and paint lambent, naked women.
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For obviously horny reasons I wanted to be like Modigliani [...] and paint lambent, naked women.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago