centuried
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Origin of centuried
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The Free Synagogue is aligning itself with that centuried tradition.
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He praised the progressive, resourceful and hygienic habits of the West, and the religious ideals which give a centuried halo to the East.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
A sage and aged chap of infinite vest, who wears the broad-brimmed hat of reticent respectability, and nestles in much shirt-collar like a centuried owl.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
The centuried oaks To their very roots rock; And crying, for shelter Course cattle and flock.
From A Celtic Psaltery by Alfred Perceval Graves
To-morrow we'll deliver the matter to you—and the wheels that grind the centuried darkness to destruction will again start a-rolling.
From Mother by Maksim Gorky
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