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Definition of Momentoes
1. momento [n] - See also: momento
Lexicographical Neighbors of Momentoes
Literary usage of Momentoes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton (1860)
"Many of these poles were standing as late as 1845, rotten momentoes of the delirium
of 1828. One feature of this campaign may remind some readers of recent ..."
2. The Word by Harold Waldwin Percival (1913)
"... as we shall see when we treat of second sight and of the evocation of momentoes
in necromancy and other magic operations. We shall return to this great ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1857)
"Moss-covered and venerable momentoes of generations gone by, with what reverence
do I salute you ! Here rest the ashes of the patriots and sages of the ..."
4. Reveries Over Childhood and Youth by William Butler Yeats (1916)
"I know we were both very close to tears and remember with wonder, for I had never
known anyone that cared for such momentoes, that I longed for a sod of ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1874)
"Translated by Mrs. Luyster. Funny Fern. A Memorial Volume. By James Parton.
The Life of Emma Willard. By John Lord, LL.D. momentoes of Edward Payson, ..."
6. Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer by William Elliot Griffis (1887)
"... and to see the stars and stripes that floated above the grave torn into shreds
and kept as momentoes of the man and the occasion ; but their affection ..."
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