semblant
Example Sentences
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And therewith he made semblant to strike off his head.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
In semblant points all eyes may read The fact.
From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne
"A mon semblant, trouvis, tant hors que dedans la ville, plus de trente mil hommes."
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
Sir Tristram made semblant as he had been sorry, and better knew he how it was than the king.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
Mais la coustume est l telle des cheualliers que font a mainte dame semblant de telles choses dont a gueres ne leur est au cueur.”
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)