calumny
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England Prudes.—Tattling or Calumny? he New England descendants of the Puritans have inherited a more than British prudery.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
An analogous instance will be found in Botticelli's famous Calumny in the Uffizi.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
Evil tongues are ever talking; Calumny abroad is walking Know'st thou that a simple kiss Ample food for slander is?
From An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics by Various
The great Apelles has represented her, in his painting of Calumny, under the appearance of a modest female; in her hand is placed a round mirror.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Calumny, I am aware, miscolours my simplest actions.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
Vocabulary lists containing calumny
The Crucible
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