abb

[ ab ]

/ æb /

noun

low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.

yarn made from this wool.

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

Question 1 of 10

decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of abb

before 1000; Old English ab, āweb, ōweb; see a-³, woof¹, web, weave

Words nearby abb

abator, abattage, abattoir, abaxial, abaya, abb, abba, abba-dabba, abbacy, abbado, abbai

Example sentences from the Web for abb

And in Europe, the European Network of Robotic Research is collaborating with companies such as Philips and the ABB Group.
Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth|Robert Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At first the notorious Abb Sieys had been chosen a member of the executive.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
It was done before M. d'Anquetil and I, running to the abb's assistance, could reach him.
The Queen Pedauque|Anatole France
Apart from that, I like your abb as well as I do any of them.
Bijou|Gyp

Julien rejoined the abb Chlan, who scolded him roundly and gave him a cassock and a surplice.
The Red and the Black|Stendhal
The abb had failed in the two missions confided to him by Lory, and he was one to whom failure was peculiarly bitter.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman

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