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Miss Prynne Of The Scarlet Letter

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48%5 Spot for Hester Prynne's scarlet letter
noun

• a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• clothing in general

adjective satellite

• suitable for formal occasions

• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

verb

• put on clothes

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• put a finish on

• dress in a certain manner

• dress or groom with elaborate care

• kill and prepare for market or consumption

• arrange in ranks

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• provide with decoration

• put a dressing on

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

• convert into leather

• apply a bandage or medication to

• give a neat appearance to

• arrange attractively

41%6Prynne's was scarlet
noun

• a written message addressed to a person or organization

• the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

• owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

• a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)

• an award earned by participation in a school sport

verb

• win an athletic letter

• set down or print with letters

• mark letters on or mark with letters

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New York Times26 Nov 1996 Across 52 HESTER
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