megrim

Example Sentences

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"Mr. Manners was in Derby, and Mrs. Manners had a megrim."

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh

The man came, prescribed for a megrim, and Alexander did not call him again; nor did he mention his mother's condition to the rest of the family.

From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

I'll be all right to-morrow, and I'll enjoy to-morrow all the more for to-day's megrim.

From The Inventions of the Idiot by Bangs, John Kendrick

"As you refuse to hearken to the voice of common sense, and afflict yourself with a megrim, I leave you to your fate."

From Rossmoyne by Unknown

The toy held a chosen perfume or essence supposed to be reviving in case miladi felt a swoon or megrim about to overwhelm her; as ladies did in past centuries and do no longer.

From The Thing from the Lake by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)