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Definition of Obscenities
1. obscenity [n] - See also: obscenity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obscenities
Literary usage of Obscenities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... The Native Races: Of the Pacific States by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"their dances were extremely licentious, and were accompanied with obscenities
too disgusting to bear recital. Most of them were connected in some way with ..."
2. Mysteries and Miseries of America's Great Cities: Embracing New York by James William Buel (1883)
"CHURCH PROGRESS obscenities AND ASSASSINATIONS. BRIGHAM YOUNG, who had been sent
to England as a missionary, labored with such success that early in 1841 he ..."
3. The Pársí Religion: As Contained in the Zand-Avastá, and Propounded and by John Wilson (1843)
"obscenities alluded to —16— Treatment of women —17—How to cut off hair, pair the
nails ... obscenities ..."
4. A Universal Biography: Containing Interesting Accounts, Critical and by John Platts (1826)
"These Discourses are filled with all manner of jokes, puns, and gross obscenities,
but, nevertheless, they possess a great deal of learning. ..."