Word: archaicism
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...Assent of George V to most British Parliamentary bills is still given in archaic Norman French "La Roy Ia Valt...
...Technicalities are made to be disregarded during emergencies. It is right, fair and good sportsmanship that Harvard should do its part and not hide behind archaic regulations to avoid its plain duty...
...Portugal". As only twenty three of the letters have been published before, the present volume offers fresh material of value to the historian as well as the lay reader. The letters are in the original Portuguese but a modern Portuguese glossary is provided of some of the more archaic forms...
Christian Scientist headquarters characterize the 1875 edition as "archaic" and so describe the 57 other varieties which were issued between that date and 1906. The standard edition, which was copy- righted in 1906, is protected by U. S. copyright law until 1962, and is looked upon as the true gospel of Mrs. Eddy...
White-tired limousines and archaic London taxicabs rolled under the smoky colonnade of Burlington House in Piccadilly last week bringing notables to the open ing of the great International Exhibition of Persian Art. Waiting for them inside the building were exhibits with an insured value of $30,000,000: crown jewels from the Shah, boxes of miniatures from Tur key, rugs, bronzes, ceramics and textiles from the U. S., France, Germany and 21 other nations. The show was designed to follow the great Flemish and Italian exhibitions at the Royal Academy. But there was this difference : nearly every picture...