dolour
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dolour
C14: from Latin, from dolēre to grieve
Example Sentences
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Shiny dolour is the hallmark of this Diver.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2012
As with yesterday's chap, delicacy, dolour, feyness and ennui are the order of the day.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2010
Her voice is an instrument of exquisite dolour, and her acutely observed songs dwell on relationships in their terminal phase, or in the scorched aftermath.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2010
What syllables of dolour the forgotten Della-Cruscan school may have yelled out on the subject, is not worth ascertaining, and probably recollected by few or none.
From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by Hughes, John
And with a shiver of pain Lucinda realized anew what the afternoon with its unsought boons of novelty and diversion had made her for hours on end forget, the secret dolour of her heart.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
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