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mense
/mɛns/
noun 3verb 1
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2ADJ.
little, near
MENSE + NOUN
cheeks
Definitions
noun
1
Property, owndom; possessions.
2
Decency; propriety; civility.
... But never a soul had the mense to come near them,[…]
Little mense to the cheeks to bite aff the nose[…]
3
A large amount.
There is not a mense of snow in "smoky Leeds,"
He has a mense o' pure nonsense,
verb
1
To adorn, bring honour to; grace.
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... But never a soul had the mense to come near them,[…]
Wiktionary02
Little mense to the cheeks to bite aff the nose[…]
Wiktionary03
For she had baked a crumpie cake And butter scones, for mense's sake, To entertain her lodger.
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