Foible

  • 131foi|ble — «FOY buhl», noun. 1. a weak point; weakness: »Talking too much is one of her foibles. The accidental consequences of some human frailty or foible (Henry Fielding). SYNONYM(S): failing, frailty. 2. the flexible part of a sword blade, between the… …

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  • 132Dyingness — Dy ing*ness, n. The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment. [R.] [1913 Webster] Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture, Foible, a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I ll look so …

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