2. Noun. (plural of pride) ¹
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Definition of Prides
1. pride [v] - See also: pride
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prides
Literary usage of Prides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Book-auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"Mr. Bayntun prides himself on giving good reliable work at a moderate price,'and
has many clients among the best book dealers in England, America, France, ..."
2. The Story of Oxford by Cecil Headlam (1907)
"CHAPTER I S. prides<wide and the Cathedral " He that hath Oxford seen, for beauty,
grace And healthiness, ne'er saw a better place. ..."
3. A History of Greek Philosophy from the Earliest Period to the Time of Socrates by Eduard Zeller (1881)
"... civil and domestic virtue,2 Gorgias laughs at such a promise, and confines
his instructions to rhetoric;3 while Hippias prides himself on his ..."
4. American Country Houses of Today by Frank Miles Day, Samuel Howe, Aymar Embury, Bernard Wells Close, Randolph Williams Sexton, Lewis Augustus Coffin (1915)
"... Cold Spring •Iding estate at prides Crossing, Mass.—A group of six illus- tt
of beauty, vitalizing decorative schemes of great interest. ..."
5. The Five Great Skeptical Dramas of History by John Owen (1896)
"The Titan prides himself on his extrication of humanity from the condition of "
cave-dwellers ". Faust has exhausted omne scibile—the whole sum of human ..."
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