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Definition of Malisons
1. malison [n] - See also: malison
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malisons
Literary usage of Malisons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Brambletye House; Or, Cavaliers and Roundheads: A Novel by Horace Smith (1826)
"... while the coincidence between the malisons of this secret visitant, and the
continued misfortunes with which Brambletye House had been assailed, ..."
2. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1880)
"... malisons, mair than ten That harrie the nest o' the heavenly hen, ... that it
utters— " malisons, ..."
3. The Birds of Wordsworth Poetically, Mythologically, and Comparatively Examined by William H. Wintringham (1892)
"This often may be found quoted— " malisons, malisons, mair than ten, Are harries
the Queen of Heaven's wren. ..."
4. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"... ;3 sometimes it is thought that the cows will give bloody milk.4 In Scotland
the wren is called " the Lady of Heaven's hen," and boys say— " malisons, ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1892)
"... superstition," and under the blast of their breath reverence was blighted and
poetic feeling has been destroyed in the hearts of our people. " malisons ..."
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