engendered

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In a 1992 opinion written by Justice Scalia, the court denied standing to citizens bringing a lawsuit based on the Engendered Species Act.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2015

Engendered in this kind of kiss is a practical respect for the queen’s artistry—you don’t want to muss up the makeup.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2013

Some say thou art begotten by desire, Nourished with hope, and fed with fantasy, Engendered by a heavenly goddess' eye, Lurking most sweetly in an angel's face.

From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Idea, Fidesa and Chloris by Crow, Martha Foote

Much I fear the very dread Engendered by the small neglectful bird, Brings on the fate thou look'st for.

From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne

How many diff’rent specieses Of maggots breed in rotten cheese; And which are next of kin to those Engendered in a chandler’s nose; Or those not seen, but understood, That live in vinegar and wood.’

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)