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LEIGHSTER a) a gardener b) a female liar c) an interpreter d) a lover or sweetheart Answer below. Today's Featured Word: SHAMEVOUS ADJ. shameful, disgraceful ...c1475 obs. ETYMOLOGY from 'shame', after bountevous, plentevous FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1475 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Aforn all will declare the Auenture, hou Gaffray hym put to shamevous oppressure," From: The Romans of Partenay, or of Lusignen Otherwise Known as The Tale of Melusine Translated from the French of La Coudrette SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer LEIGHSTER b) a female liar ...c1325 obs
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