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Rhymeless., by Papageno
gilroy's Words, by gilroy
miscellanea, by sarra
azd's Words, by azd
Abbie's Words, by Abbie
mccaff's Words, by mccaff
GRE list #2, by Sera
zilch's Words, by zilch
lex's Words, by lex
LeEMS's Words, by LeEMS
Impressive, by kewpid
My Treasures, by bard
Words = Good, by thtownse
Critischism, by whichbe
Miscellany, pt. c, by she
Appellations., by gliph
zetadiction, by koldewyse
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Found this in The Crucible. Who'd have guessed?
"Daughters of calumny, I summon you!" Sheridan, School for Scandal.
What I don't recall is the difference between calumny and slander. Except that the latter acts as its own verb, obviously.
I do believe that the calumniators get a dedicated niche in the inferno. And that was before the 10th circle was opened, as reported in The Onion.
Every time I see this word I think of the young officer in "Master and Commander" named Peter Miles Calamy.