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Definition of Modists
1. modist [n] - See also: modist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modists
Literary usage of Modists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1918)
"But besides the literary modists, there are in every generation the lovers of
literature. To these we may leave in all confidence the works of Robert ..."
2. A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers, and Copyists by John William Bradley (1888)
"The character is precisely that which the modists or designers of Nuremberg had
brought to perfection. Chiefs among them were Paul Fischer and his pupil, ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1918)
"But besides the literary modists, there are in every generation the lovers of
literature. To these we may leave in all confidence the works of Robert ..."
4. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... as psal- modists. A baboon is asked, What can you do for the town of Geneva,
sirrah ? Ram Alley, O. PI., v, 487. ~Wlu> dues he look like m that dress P ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"The people of Geneva were celebrated puritans ; and among them the weavers
particularly excelled as psal- modists. A baboon is asked, "What can you do for ..."
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