tendre — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

foolish

VERB + TENDRE

having

TENDRE + NOUN

chattesw

PREP.

upon

Definitions

adj

1

Obsolete form of tender.

verb

1

Obsolete form of tender.

noun

1

Tender feeling or fondness; affection.

You poor friendless creatures are always having some foolish tendre […]

So the athletic Magnolia instantly impounded the little lieutenant, and began to rally him, in the sort of slang she delighted in, with plenty of merriment and malice upon his tendre for Miss Chattesworth, and made the gallant young gentleman blush and occasionally smile, and bow a great deal, and take some snuff.

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01

You poor friendless creatures are always having some foolish tendre […]

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02

So the athletic Magnolia instantly impounded the little lieutenant, and began to rally him, in the sort of slang she delighted in, with plenty of merriment and malice upon his tendre for Miss Chattesw

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