aloes
Britishnoun
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Also called: aloes wood. another name for eaglewood
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a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
Example Sentences
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He loes me for little that hates me for nought.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
As in Mi- loes cause / of whome was made mencion afore.
From The Art or Crafte of Rhetoryke by Cox, Leonard, ca. 1495-
But ye winna get Maggie to merry ye sae long as she disna believe ye loe her Lord as well as she loes him hersel.
From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George
"I said naething aboot that: I said he loes you and me!"
From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George
He drowned the latter part of the verse by playing, with much emphasis, Kind Robin loes me.
From Redgauntlet by Scott, Walter, Sir
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