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- noun Plural form of
kite .
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Examples
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I took out two more kites from the trunk, for every child to have his own.
A Day At Labná 2006
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I took out two more kites from the trunk, for every child to have his own.
A Day At Labná 2006
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I took out two more kites from the trunk, for every child to have his own.
A Day At Labná 2006
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The entire group of birds we call kites in North America is a collection of odds and ends that just don't fit well anywhere else.
Homepage 2010
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Communication with other inmates is conducted through "kites" - notes on string flung from one cell to another, or via air vents.
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"Not at all, not at all," the leader responded politely; "but for luggin 'kites round these quarters an' causin 'all this unseemly disturbance.
Chapter IV 1902
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He says countless messages -- what inmates call kites -- are passed to the outside.
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They are much amused by a kind of contest with kites, which is carried on in the following manner.
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885
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The ground chosen for the trial of the kites was a high, downy table-land, with a fine flat surface.
Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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In spite of Pelican Bay's harsh conditions, authorities allege Castellanos continued to command gang members on the street through edicts smuggled out of prison on tiny scraps of paper known as "kites."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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