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"etymology_text": "Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "blies",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"text": "I see a bly of your father about you.",
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}
],
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"Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character."
],
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"Likeness",
"likeness"
],
[
"resemblance",
"resemblance"
],
[
"look",
"look"
],
[
"aspect",
"aspect"
],
[
"species",
"species"
],
[
"character",
"character"
]
],
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"(now chiefly dialectal) Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character."
],
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
}
],
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},
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},
{
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}
],
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}
{
"etymology_text": "Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).",
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{
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"plural"
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}
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"Pages with entries",
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"text": "I see a bly of your father about you.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character."
],
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[
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],
[
"resemblance",
"resemblance"
],
[
"look",
"look"
],
[
"aspect",
"aspect"
],
[
"species",
"species"
],
[
"character",
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]
],
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"(now chiefly dialectal) Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character."
],
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
}
],
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},
{
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}
],
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}
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