favours
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Favours are begged and joyfully rewarded, terms of endearment lovingly dropped, affections ecstatically expressed.
From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012
Favours simple styles, shift dresses in particular, and a mixture of high street and designer, with a bit of European flair.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2010
B Favours close relations of church and state, 52.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Give me your hand, And let the subject see, to make them know 15 That outward courtesies would fain proclaim 371 Favours that keep within.
From Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
As for my own part, I have received so many Courtesies from the Elector, and so many Favours from his Court that I shall for ever acknowledge them.
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