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• Purlieu — is a term used of the outlying parts of a place or district. It was a term of the old Forest law, and meant, as defined by John Manwood, Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest (1598, 4th ed. 1717), a certain territory of ground adjoining unto the… …   Wikipedia

• purley-man — variant of purlieu man …   Useful english dictionary

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• haunt — Synonyms and related words: Masan, affect, apparition, appearance, astral, astral spirit, banshee, baths, beset, burden, casino, club, clubhouse, control, crush one, departed spirit, disembodied spirit, dog, duppy, dybbuk, eidolon, exhaust, form …   Moby Thesaurus

• abode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Place of residence Nouns 1. (living place) abode, dwelling, residence, accommodations, domicile, address, habitation, berth, nest, seat, lodging[s], lodging place, roof over one s head, quarters,… …   English dictionary for students

• skirt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. overskirt, kilt, petticoat, farthingale, coattail; purlieu, borderland, edge, margin, outskirts; slang, woman, girl. See clothing, female. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. kilt, fustanella, kirtle, petticoat,… …   English dictionary for students