Romanes
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Romanes
from Romany
Example Sentences
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"The officers were provided with grander costumes supplied by Romanes and Paterson at the Scottish Tartan Warehouse in North Bridge."
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
The Gypsies called their language Romanes, an adverb meaning “like a rom”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018
Mr Romanes said: "Rauour's detection skills really came to the fore that night. "His role as an air scenting search dog was more effective than a 20-strong team performing a line search on the ground.
From BBC • May 17, 2016
The wealth of anecdotes convinced Romanes there was practically no difference between the animal brain and the human one.
From Time • Apr. 13, 2014
We have seen how it was stated with the passion of eloquence by Huxley and Romanes.
From God and the World A Survey of Thought by Robinson, Arthur William
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