Lexicographical Neighbors of Preceese
Literary usage of Preceese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"Whitsunday put ower wi' fair word and piping; but when Martinmas came, there was
a summons from the grund-officer to come wi' the rent on a day preceese, ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"... and make his story " mair preceese," he had a great map made of his estate,
a huge roll several feet long, which he used to carry about on his shoulder. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1893)
"... the preceese wards. That was the first thing. Weel, the ither wus this.
Jabez was oot ae day in the field, and the muckle red bull gat in a rage an' ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1819)
"The quarters, too, are excellent, and the allowances unchallengeable; but then,
sir, they are a preceese, scrupulous people, and will allow nothing for ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... and make his story " mair preceese," he had a great map made of his estate,
a huge roll several feet long, which he used to carry about on his shoulder. ..."
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