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Definition of Mends
1. n. See Amends.
Definition of Mends
1. Verb. Third person singular simple present of ''to mend.'' ¹
2. Noun. (plural of mend) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mends
1. mend [v] - See also: mend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mends
Literary usage of Mends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Simon Fraser (1797)
"There was no colour for the election of Hanmer ; and that of mends was liable to ob-
... and Mr. mends never has been fo. Here is no legal right. ..."
2. The Memories of Sir Llewelyn Turner: Memories Serious and Light of the Irish by Llewelyn Turner, J. E. Vincent (1903)
"... of force—Folly of abolition—Sir Llewelyn's knighthood—Admiral Tatham's
congratulations—Sir Llewelyn's services—Acknowledged by Captain mends—Royal Naval ..."
3. History of the Peninsular War by Robert Southey (1832)
"... they lived in continual hope that some mends de. batteries o« effectual
assistance would be afforded by England to a province which so well deserved it. ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... Built tor convenience, and the me of life; Around n fallows, mends, and pastures
feir, A little garden, and a limpid brook, By nature's own contrivance ..."
5. The History of the Life and Adventures, and Heroic Actions of the Renowned by Henry (1799)
"Such tribute, madam, now we do not crave, A nother mends of England we would have.
For all the gold and riches of your reign, ..."