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spelt

noun as in wheat

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As for the composition of the bread, it was likely made of common wheat and not spelt, as many historians postulate.

I too was taught the trade of man  And spelt the lesson plain; But they, when I forgot and ran,  Remembered and remain.

“ROMA” is a story about betrayal, but it was only after I finished writing it that I realized “ROMA” was AMOR spelt backwards.

The party was in despair, and Cameron brilliantly spelt out the need for change.

If he spelt it ethiques, no printer would have blundered and substituted checks.

I have therefore re-spelt it throughout, so as to shew the right pronunciation.

Better spelt pannage or paunage (Manwood has pawnage), as cited in Blount's Nomolexicon.

The first man who handed on the name Wilson (or Willson, as it is still sometimes spelt) was himself the "son of Will."

Shakespeare refers to elves as ouphes, which is the same word as oaf and was formerly spelt aulf.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spelt, such as: cereal, grass, durum, gluten, and semolina.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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