megrim
Americannoun
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(often plural) a caprice
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a migraine
noun
Etymology
Origin of megrim
1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache < Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m ); see migraine
Example Sentences
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"Major Wellmore, young gentleman; a tried and trusty friend to the English Commonwealth and its Protector!" said Sir Robert at last; adding, as if in apology for his emotion—"Constance! this strange megrim in my head!"
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Hall, S. C., Mrs.
I'll be all right to-morrow, and I'll enjoy to-morrow all the more for to-day's megrim.
From The Inventions of the Idiot by Bangs, John Kendrick
Sophia invisible with her vapours; Madeleine with the megrim; and you in and out of the house as excited and secret as the cat when she has licked all the cream.
From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton
In a few minutes he found that he was a little dizzy, and, supposing this megrim to be occasioned by the heat of the room, he took another draught of water to recover himself.
From The Voyage of Captain Popanilla by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
The toy held a chosen perfume or essence supposed to be reviving in case miladi felt a swoon or megrim about to overwhelm her; as ladies did in past centuries and do no longer.
From The Thing from the Lake by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)
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