vicinage
Example Sentences
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Then I fastened myself upon the pictures, and those strange wreaths of withered leaves that waved between them, and whose searest hues befitted well their vicinage.
From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth
They halted in the forest of Gaiac, near Avignonet, where food was brought them, and they were joined by about thirty armed men of the vicinage, who waited with them till after nightfall.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
Defendant now contends that he is entitled to common, pour cause de vicinage.
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel
Once more the Cathedral vicinage was undefined by lay appropriation, but the Dean knew Mr. Swainson too well to rejoice.
From For the Cause by Weyman, Stanley J.
For many miles around, the vicinage presents a volcanic aspect, wild, barren, howlingly dreary.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
