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- verb Third person singular simple present of to
defile . - noun Plural form of
defile .
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Examples
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They also expect poisoned wells, hay carts crammed with bloodthirsty partisans, ambushes in defiles – which is why they have scouts – and pit traps and caltrops lacing fields which look suitable for a cavalry charge.
Why authenticity matters in Fantasy (and what kind) zornhau 2007
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A six-pronged Nationalist attack is launched, with separate defiles from the Pyrenees to the Ebro.
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Also, so as to escape the danger of gusts and eddies of winds among the mountain defiles and if moreover the machine should be overturned you will have plenty of time to turn it back again.
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Little expecting such a rencontre, they were marching in defiles upon the lower ridgy craigs, to avoid the swamps which occupied the broader way.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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Persia to all castles in defiles and commanding passes.
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Sin defiles us, renders us odious in the sight of the holy
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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She put aside her veil to enjoy its freshness, and saw that the knights turned their horses 'heads into one of the obscurest mountain defiles.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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– The whole mantle of clouds, with which the tops of all the mountains had been obscured, rolled away towards the west, and discovered to the eye of Wallace that this line of light which he had discerned through the mist, was the host of Ruthven descending Ben Vorlich in defiles.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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"The idea that a woman seeking to spread the message of God somehow 'defiles' the Eucharist reveals an antiquated, backwards Church that still views women as 'unclean' and unholy."
Vatican issues new rules on abuse by priests; activists call them inadequate 2010
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"The idea that a woman seeking to spread the message of God somehow 'defiles' the Eucharist reveals an antiquated, backwards Church that still views women as 'unclean' and unholy."
Vatican issues new rules on abuse by priests; activists call them inadequate 2010
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