Mischief Maker Who Weaves Straw Into Gold As Part Of A Sinister Bargain

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noun • a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself
	54%	3		A forename of Lord Byron’s daughter Countess of Lovelace, who said that the analytical engine “weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves”
noun • an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
	37%	12		The word "straw" is part of their name, but they are not made of straw.
noun • sweet fleshy red fruit • any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry • a soft red birthmark

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1	A forename of Lord Byron’s daughter Countess of Lovelace, who said that the analytical engine “weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves” Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 04 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 04 Mar 2023
2	The tendency to be sinister or to engage in sinister activities
3	The word "straw" is part of their name, but they are not made of straw.
4	Weaves New York Times - 12 Dec 1987	New York Times / 12 Dec 1987
5	Weaves' partner New York Times - 17 Feb 1987	New York Times / 17 Feb 1987
6	Weaves rattan New York Times - 10 Jun 1981	New York Times / 10 Jun 1981
7	What a deceiver weaves New York Times - 11 Apr 1981	New York Times / 11 Apr 1981

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