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Definition of Covets
1. covet [v] - See also: covet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covets
Literary usage of Covets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"The ancient Russian Drang nach dem Atlantic menaces Northern countries Russia
covets the Baltic By WOLFRAM GOTTLIEB From Contemporary Review, London Topical ..."
2. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Ramsay Weston Rhipps (1895)
"... presence of mind—Necessity of vigilance at Hamburg—The King of Sweden—His
bulletins—Doctor Gall —Prussia covets Hamburg—Projects on Holland—Negotiations ..."
3. A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1901)
"Ahab covets Naboth'e Vineyard. ... dogs lick thy blood, even thine, The empress
Eudoxia covets and takes possession of the vineyard of a widow (about AD). ..."
4. A Journey in East Africa: Towards the Mountains of the Moon by M. A. Pringle (1886)
"... AGAIN—MRS C covets MY DRESS—SIATA- KENYA'S COUNTRY AGAIN — DESERTED VILLAGE —
A MAIL— MARSHES NEARLY DRIED UP—CROCODILES RED PEOPLE BROAD ZAMBESI AGAIN ..."
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