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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bivalve of the genus Tellina or of some of the related Tellinidæ. P. P. Carpenter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of Tellina.
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- noun zoology Any
species of Tellina, agenus ofmarine bivalve molluscs .
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 32 weeks 6 days ago hey hes not tellen us to drive his car, he drives an suv and a gas guslin plane, cause his rules dont apply to him. other than that I COMPLETLY AGREE.
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 32 weeks 6 days ago hey hes not tellen us to drive his car, he drives an suv and a gas guslin plane, cause his rules dont apply to him. other than that I COMPLETLY AGREE.
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Ai hoap tihs ednz upz inz teh ryte plais tihs thyme … noe tellen, thow …
Praise the lolz! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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And because that thei gon so nye oure feythe, thei ben lyghtly converted to Cristene lawe, whan men prechen hem and schewe hem distynctly the lawe of Jesu Crist, and tellen hem of the prophecyes.
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And many othere londes there ben, that it were to long to tellen or to nombren: but of sum parties I schal speke more pleynly here aftre.
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And no man is so hardy, to speke a word, but zif the emperour speke to him; but zif it be mynstrelles, that syngen songes, and tellen gestes or other desportes, to solace with the emperour.
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Many other yles there ben in the lond of Prestre John, and many grete marveyles, that weren to long to tellen alle, bothe of his ricchesse and of his noblesse, and of the gret plentee also of precious stones, that he hathe.
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And because that thei gon so nye oure feythe, thei ben lyghtly converted to Cristene lawe, whan men prechen hem and schewe hem distynctly the lawe of Jesu Crist, and tellen hem of the prophecyes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And many othere londes there ben, that it were to long to tellen or to nombren: but of sum parties I schal speke more pleynly here aftre.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And no man is so hardy, to speke a word, but zif the emperour speke to him; but zif it be mynstrelles, that syngen songes, and tellen gestes or other desportes, to solace with the emperour.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
chained_bear commented on the word tellen
"A bivalve of the genus Tellina or family Tellinidæ." (OED)
September 15, 2008