phenix
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In it is the nest of the phenix.
From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard
He gave little heed to Ermita, the phenix of nipa that had rearisen from its ashes under the form of blue and white houses with red-painted roofs of corrugated iron.
From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.
There is a figure of the great Platonic year with a phenix on his hand on the reverse of a medal of Adrian.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
I am only the echo of vague rumors, otherwise I have no reason to defame this phenix of notaries.
From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène
The name of Husband and Master are always harsh, and Heloise will not be the phenix you now think her.
From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Bayle, Pierre
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