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stark naught
stark naught, a. Now rare or arch. [stark adv. 2.] Utterly worthless or valueless; † utterly bad, vicious, hurtful, etc. (see naught a.).a 1543 Becon David's Harp Wks. 1564 I. 150 b, He is none of those, that say all is well, when altogyther is starke nought. 1577 Googe Heresbach's Husb. i. (1586) 2... Oxford English Dictionary
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naught
▪ I. naught, n., a., and adv. (nɔːt) Forms: α. 1 náwuht, 1, 3–4 -wiht, (3 -wihht), 4 -wight; 3–4 nawit, (4 -wete). β. 1 nawht, 1–3 nauht, naht, (3 nah), 2–3 nacht, 3–4 naȝt, (4 naght; 3 naþt, 5 natht), 4–5 nauȝt(e, 4 nawȝt), 4– naught, (6 naugh). γ. 1–3 nawt, 3, 6 naut, 6 nawtt, nawlt. [OE. náwuht, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Happiness (short story)
Konstantin Arsenyev found the story "too stark and lacking both content and those wondrous details that often greatly empower the Chekhov sketches," he pinnacle of this series, according to Johnson, was "Happiness", according to which "...life ha[d] neither reason, no meaning and man is reduced almost to naught wikipedia.org
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stark
▪ I. † stark, n.1 Sc. Obs. [? Corrupt form of stake n.1 (sense 5 b; in our quots. not before 1853).] Some implement used in dressing leather.1541 Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 176 Item, ane stark to vork the ledder vpoun, with thair feytt.▪ II. † stark, n.2 Obs.—0. [? Corruption of start in redstart.] The... Oxford English Dictionary
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Geneviève de Brabant (Satie)
Music Geneviève de Brabant was composed when Satie was transitioning from the stark, semi-religious experimentalism of his Rosicrucian phase - "music That month he borrowed 16 bars from Geneviève's second aria (No. 14) for another Contamine de Latour collaboration that came to naught, the piano piece wikipedia.org
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Lançarote de Freitas
The expeditions had sailed mostly along the stark Sahara desert coast, with no human settlements in sight nor encounters worth reporting. But this came to naught. Before being able to organize the attack, a sudden storm enveloped the area (a Cape Verde hurricane?) wikipedia.org
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truly
truly, adv. (n.) (ˈtruːlɪ) Forms: 1 tréowl{iacu}ce, 3 treo-, treou-, trouliche, 3–6 treu-, trew-, etc., -lich(e, -ly, etc. (see true a. and -ly2), 5 treoly, 5–6 trulye, 5–8 truely, 6–7 trulie, (7 trooly), 4– truly. [OE. tréowl{iacu}ce, ME. treulich, etc., f. tréow, treu, true: see -ly2.] In a true m... Oxford English Dictionary
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Robert Charles Zaehner
provides an original discussions of an influential theological deviation from the Zoroastrian orthodoxy of ancient Persia's Achaemenid Empire, which was a stark passage of François de Sales (1567-1622), then continues: "Both in mystical rapture and in sexual union reason and intelligence are momentarily set at naught wikipedia.org
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likely
likely, a. and adv. (ˈlaɪklɪ) Forms: 4 licly, lickli, likliche, 4–6 likly, lyk(e)ly, 5–6 lik(e)li, 5–7 Sc. likl(i)e, 4– likely. [a. ON. l{iacu}klig-r (also gl{iacu}klig-r), f. l{iacu}k-r (gl{iacu}k-r) like a. + -lig-r -ly1. (OE. had the equivalent ᵹel{iacu}clic.)] A. adj. † 1. Having a resemblance, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of fictional United States presidencies of historical figures (E–G)
In stark contrast to Franken, President Lieberman was widely considered to be one of the greatest Presidents in US history. However, these eventually came to naught as General Robert E. wikipedia.org
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Manila Clasico
Purefoods was positioned as the league's glamour team, in stark contrast to Ginebra's darling of the masses. Alvin Patrimonio led all scorers but his 34 points went to naught as the Hotdogs fell, 105–111. wikipedia.org
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tent
▪ I. tent, n.1 (tɛnt) Forms: 3–6 tente, (5 teinte, teynte, 5–6 tentt(e, 6 tenthe), 4– tent. [a. OF. tente (12th c. in Godef. Compl.):—L. tenta, pl. of tentum, pa. pple. of tendĕre to stretch; = med.L. tenta, tentum tent (in Du Cange); cf. also It., Pr. tenda, Sp. tienda, med.L. tenda (13th c. in Du ... Oxford English Dictionary
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History of the New York Giants (1979–1993)
The intense worry and scrutiny would prove to be for naught, as for the rest of his career Taylor passed his drug tests and avoided suspension. Handley was a somewhat reluctant coach, whose approach stood in stark contrast to the passionate and emotional style employed by Parcells. 1991–1992 As wikipedia.org
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fresh
▪ I. fresh, a.1, adv. and n.1 (frɛʃ) Forms: α. 1 fersc, 3 fersse, ferchs, south. uer(i)sse, 4 fersch(e. β. 3 Orm. fressh, 3–5 fress(e, 3–6 freche, fres(s)ch(e, 4 fraiche, frechs, 4–5 freys(s(he, freyssche, 4–6 fres(s)h(e, 4 freisch, 5 freisshe, 4– fresh. [The αforms, which are not found later than t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pedro II of Brazil
end—he was overthrown while highly regarded by the people and at the pinnacle of his popularity, and some of his accomplishments were soon brought to naught Its representative parliamentary monarchy also stood in stark contrast to the mix of dictatorships and instability endemic in the other nations of South wikipedia.org
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