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well-bred

[wel-bred] / ˈwɛlˈbrɛd /


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The Well-Bred Young Men forgave him, and then took his Club away from him, just to Demonstrate that there were no Hard Feelings.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.

Well-Bred Charles is constantly attentive to the ease and comfort of those about him.

From The Bad Family & Other Stories by Fenwick, E. (Eliza)

The third Well-Bred Young Man, whose Male Parent got his Coin by wrecking a Building Association in Chicago, then announced that they were Gentlemen, and could Pay for everything they broke.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.

"Mylne" was William Milns, author of the Well-Bred Scholar, 1794.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)




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