MLE

abbreviation for

multicutural London English: a London dialect of English, characterized by West Indian and South Asian inflections, and frequent use of slang

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anchorite

a granular metamorphic rock.

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.

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Example sentences from the Web for mle

From the first shock of the opposing forces it was banished, being reserved for the mle which afterwards ensued.
The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515|C. W. C. Oman
Miss Argenter has brought home more than I have from the mle.
The Other Girls|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
In the mle he met Jefferson and proposed to him a secret expedition.
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye
It took vastly with the House, threw his opponents into confusion, and he came out of the mle with flying colours.
A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1852 - (Volume 3 of 3)|Charles C. F. Greville

There the mle became more animated, and prowess was shown upon either side.
The Eighteen Christian Centuries|James White

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