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ajvan's Words, by ajvan
Hiroe's Words, by Hiroe
dann's words, by dann
nfrank's Words, by nfrank
Words to Use, by tonya
jmhuff's Words, by jmhuff
lscho's Words, by lscho
tom swifties, by sionnach
SAT Words 4, by jubea
fliti's Words, by fliti
p is for..., by julia
Quirkstyle, by whichbe
1, by littleclaw
Francophilia, by Sassmews
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Brought into English by Rostand in his play Cyrano de Bergerac; his dying words declare that it is the only thing that cannot be taken away from him.
"The bump in my forehead is the result of a regrettable cooking accident", explained Tom with panache.
"In lowcorsaged opal balldress and elbowlength ivory gloves, wearing a sabletrimmed brick quilted dolman, a comb of brilliants and panache of osprey in her hair."
Joyce, Ulysses, 15