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ostentation
ostentation (ɒstənˈteɪʃən) [a. F. ostentation, OF. -acion (1366 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. ostentātiōn-em, n. of action from ostentāre: see prec.] † 1. The presaging of future events; a presage; a portent, prodigy. Obs. rare.1436 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 190 Many a day Men have be ferde of here rebelliou... Oxford English Dictionary
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ostentation
ostentation/ˌɔstenˈteɪʃn; ˌɑstɛn`teʃən/ n[U](derog 贬) exaggerated display (of wealth, knowledge, skill, etc) intended to impress people or make them envious (对财富、 知识、 技巧等的)夸耀, 炫示, 夸示, 卖弄 the vulgar ostentation of the newly rich 暴发户庸俗的摆阔 Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation. 他们女儿大... 牛津英汉双解词典
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Chaise
a hood During the winter of 1791/92, in the opening phases of the French Revolution, Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, noted the lack of ostentation wikipedia.org
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Perspective | Anonymous criticism helped make America great
Sep 8, 2018Indeed, shortly before he began to write the Federalist essays, Hamilton wrote a controversial essay under a pseudonym to "avoid the appearance of ostentation," an ally explained privately ...
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Sarah Gamp
Gamp always carries one, which she displays with "particular ostentation". wikipedia.org
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bombance
† bombance Obs. [a. F. bombance, variant of bobance boastfulness, ostentation: of uncertain deriv.: see Littré.] Ostentation, pride.c 1325 Coer de L. 4494 Come prykand with bombance. Oxford English Dictionary
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Matthew 8:18
Christ not only healed the body, but purified the soul also, He desired to show forth true wisdom, not only by curing diseases, but by doing nothing with ostentation This He did at once teaching us to be lowly, softening the ill-will of the Jews, and teaching us to do nothing with ostentation." wikipedia.org
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Al-Balad
The person who for ostentation and display squanders heaps of wealth, not only himself prides upon his extravagances but the people also admire him for It is that he should give up spending for ostentation, display and pride and should spend his wealth to help the orphans and the needy, should believe wikipedia.org
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Seizansō
The interior has rough walls, which reflects Tokugawa Mitsukuni's dislike for any form of ostentation. wikipedia.org
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Flannel panel
origin of the term is unknown, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary, one definition of "flannel" is: "Nonsense, ‘hot air’; flattery, unnecessary ostentation wikipedia.org
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Du chang | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary ...
排 場. pái chang. ostentation a show of extravagance grand style red tape. Example Usage Show Strokes. 独 唱 Trad. 獨 唱. dú chàng. (in singing) solo to solo. Show Strokes.
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No Cross, No Crown
importance of self-denial, including "heathen," professed Christians, and "retired, aged, and dying men, being their last and serious reflections, to which no ostentation wikipedia.org
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Rodolphe Menudier
with John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Balenciaga, Paco Rabanne… His Parisian boutique, was inaugurated in 2000 in a set by Christophe Pillet “without ostentation wikipedia.org
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Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary
guǎng chǎng. public square plaza. Example Usage Show Strokes. 排 场 Trad. 排 場. pái chang. ostentation a show of extravagance grand style red tape. Example Usage Show Strokes. 宽 敞 Trad.
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Francesco Corneliani
He was a close friend of Andrea Appiani and is described as a man alien to intrigue and vanity, pious without ostentation, he lived retired but always wikipedia.org
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