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"text": "c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers\nOur English dames are much given to the wearing of very fine and costly laces."
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"code": "my",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "tl",
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"word": "gayas"
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"code": "tsg",
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"word": "ingkahi"
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"code": "th",
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"word": "ลูกไม้"
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"code": "vi",
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"word": "đăng ten"
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"sense": "fasten with laces",
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"sense": "fasten with laces",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "fasten with laces",
"word": "laçar"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "add something harmful to",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "versetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "verunreinigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "kontaminieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "dotieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "infizieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "vergiften"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "combinare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "abbinare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "alterare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "avvelenare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "contaminare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "manomettere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "appestare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "degradare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "envenenar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podmešátʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подмеша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smešátʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "смеша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napoítʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "напои́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaprávitʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "запра́вить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napólnitʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "напо́лнить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "propitátʹ",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пропита́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "envenenar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "add something harmful to",
"word": "spetsa"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"lace",
"lace (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "lace"
}
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