Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pearl.
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- proper noun A female
given name , from amedieval vernacular form ofMargaret .
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Examples
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I rarely teach Julian, though I do sometimes throw in Margery Kempe, just for fun.
How much medieval is too much? Prof. de Breeze 2008
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Margery is an incredible mystery enthusiast who now brings such class and order to our professional organization.
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Margery is an incredible mystery enthusiast who now brings such class and order to our professional organization.
February 2007 2007
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As to the jewels that had been disturbed in Margery's boudoir, I could only surmise the impulse that, after prompting him to take them, had failed at the sight of his dead wife's jewels.
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I laid the packet in Margery's lap, and without ceremony opened the letter.
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She gave a glance, a most ungratified one, at the very original document in Margery's hand.
The Wide, Wide World 1892
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This gave Ellen spirits to carry out a plan she had long had, to delight the whole family with some eggs scrambled in Margery's fashion; after the milk was strained and put away she went about it, while Nancy set the table.
The Wide, Wide World 1892
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What I was going to advise you, Margery, is never to get into the habit of adopting sentiments till you are quite sure you really mean them.
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She called Margery, and together they lifted her mother and laid her on her bed.
A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel Harry Coghill 1871
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Just look at pussy, will you, Alice? don't you believe he knows what Margery is doing?
The Wide, Wide World 1892
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