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Definition of Ormers
1. ormer [n] - See also: ormer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ormers
Literary usage of Ormers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of English Literature by Hippolyte Taine (1880)
"A tax was imposed to stop this madness : it was in vain the judges dared not
condemn, the in- "ormers were assassinated. ..."
2. The History of Guernsey: With Occasional Notices of Jersey, Alderney, and by Jonathan Duncan (1841)
"Riding on Sunday, from parish to parish, prohibited, and the horses of those
riding out of their parish to be seized by the constables. ormers.—(See p. 522. ..."
3. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"ormers—Specialty. Shell-fish found on the Florida as well as the French coasts.
"\Vot vou of ormers, ..."
4. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"... truthful perception which has led their sisters in all es of the world to
gather at the feet and support the hands of ormers, the gentlewomen of England ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"... Bullinger at Zürich to represent he evil condition of the English church, nd
to solicit assistance from the Swiss re- ormers. It was probably at this ..."
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