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"ref": "1816, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 505",
"text": "She took me to her Boudoir, seated me on the soffa, fetched me a hand screen, and entered into a most spirited conversation, with all her old facility, and pleasantry, and singularity.",
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"A small screen held in the hand, used as a fan, or to protect one's face from light or heat."
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"(now chiefly historical) A small screen held in the hand, used as a fan, or to protect one's face from light or heat."
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