Beauty carries its dower in its face.
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Dower
/ˈdaʊ.əɹ/
Synonyms for "dower" (79 found)
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investinvestedinvestmentjointurelegal jointurelong suitmakingsmarriage portionmetiernatural endowmentnatural giftoutfitpartsportionpotentialpowerpowerspreparequalificationsettle on
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settle uponsettlementspecialitystipendiarystrong flairstrong pointsubsidiarytalenttalentsthe goodsthe stuffthirdsvestvest withwhat it takes
Noun(4 words)
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6 entriesdower interestdowry endowmentdowry grantlife estatelife estate grantwidow life estate
Collocations
12 entriesdower a wifedower estatedower propertydower rightdower rightsdower with landsdowered wifeestate in dowerlife estateproperty rightwidow's portionwidow's share
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8 total sentences available.
[…] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]
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In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece.
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How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
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