make allusion
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Apart from certain most cleverly devised breaks in the story—to which I shall make allusion presently—Oliver Tropenell's best chance lies in the absence of adequate motive.
From Love and hatred by Marie Belloc Lowndes
The three Marks of Copland make allusion to the roses which appeared as a sign to his shop.
From Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography by W. (William) Roberts
He had often heard Miss Rogers make allusion to money she could lay her hand on at any moment; but the old basket-maker never believed her.
From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Laura Jean Libbey
We all remember that it was a point of etiquette inculcated in our youth never to make allusion to the furniture and fittings of the houses where we paid visits.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
If she make allusion to the Dalys, sir, take care not to confess our mistake about that cabin they called 'The Corvy,' and which you remember we discovered that Daly had settled upon his servant.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
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