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Definition of Belied
1. belie [v] - See also: belie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belied
Literary usage of Belied
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States from the Foundation of Virginia to the by Percy Greg (1887)
"How Congress belied its Petition—The Invasion of Canada—Repulse from ...
By commencing an offensive war they belied their affected desire for peace. ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"There was at this city a Baptist teacher, who had reproached and belied Friends;
wherefore John Claus went, with two Friends of the town, to the house where ..."
3. Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John Ashton (1883)
"Some-Body—My Words and Acts hurt No-Body : No-Body—Som-Body hath belied me much,
No-Body sure hath cause to ..."
4. Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John Ashton (1883)
"Some-Body—My Words and Acts hurt No-Body No-Body—Som-Body hath belied me much,
No-Body sure hath cause to ..."
5. A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington] [Irving (1820)
"... was greatly belied by his adversaries the Moss-troopers—and his conduct thereupon.
IF my pains-taking reader be not somewhat ..."
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