handsel
noun
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
unhandseled
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a word derived from
handsel.
Example Sentences
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In the former he shows us the invention of a hitherto unhandseled form of histrionic composition—the dialogue-drama.
From Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby
