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- noun Plural form of
hallow . - noun archaic The
relics orremains of asaint , or theshrines in which they are kept. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
hallow .
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That's not a parallel in kind, but the word hallows is highly unusual and there is a
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It's at the wedding where Harry meets Luna Lovegood's father Xenophilius Lovegood and sees Viktor Krum again and he sees the symbol for the deathly hallows, which is kind of important!
‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’ Strays From Book, Adds Scene » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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What is it that the poet says "hallows," or blesses, us when we are in our homes?
The Elson Readers, Book 5 Christine M. Keck
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The word "hallows" shows up in LOTR when Gandalf refers to the houses of the dead as the Hallows.
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Shadows and negative space create daft hallows of his beautiful shapes, in her eyes, there were no shapes as reticent and mature as the ones that outlined cheekbones, eye sockets and the willowed depth bellow his chin.
Whispering to the Creature, “You are the Reason the World Is…” Amy Geeleher Burt 2011
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Emma Watson looks great in that picture. i cant wait for the deathly hallows.
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I'll be bowhunting mostly, but i'll hit the pond with my 4 y.o. for bass occasionally, and the bridges for stripers once or twice around all-hallows eve.
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Boo! open thread - what are you up to this all hallows eve weekend?
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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I'll be bowhunting mostly, but i'll hit the pond with my 4 y.o. for bass occasionally, and the bridges for stripers once or twice around all-hallows eve.
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The thefts and lies and all common little sins like adulteries are not to stand in the way of your high duties — that the end hallows the means.
THEFT 2010
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