megrim
Example Sentences
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It is possible that some one may say "Connu!" both to the stories themselves and to the moral of real suffering, as opposed to mere megrim, which is so obviously deducible from them.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury
In a few minutes he found that he was a little dizzy, and, supposing this megrim to be occasioned by the heat of the room, he took another draught of water to recover himself.
From The Voyage of Captain Popanilla by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
The least depression such as comes with headaches, megrim, or moodiness may have the worst effect, or even make their use quite impossible.
From How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] by Richard Aldrich
Why should she learn it is the correct thing to say she is not at home when she is, or that she is suffering from a foolish megrim when she isn't?
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
The toy held a chosen perfume or essence supposed to be reviving in case miladi felt a swoon or megrim about to overwhelm her; as ladies did in past centuries and do no longer.
From The Thing from the Lake by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram
