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51An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting — Jane Collier s An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753), a conduct book, was her first work. The Essay operates as a satirical advice book on how to nag and it was modeled after Jonathan Swift s satirical essays. The work is intended… …
52Englische Rose — Graham Thomas Englische Rosen sind eine Kreuzung aus verschiedenen alten Rosen und modernen Teehybriden und Floribundarosen. Die Geschichte der Englischen Rose ist eng verknüpft mit dem Namen des englischen Züchters David C. H. Austin. Angeregt… …
53Plains Indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and …
54joking relationship — ▪ sociology relationship between two individuals or groups that allows or requires unusually free verbal or physical interaction. The relationship may be mutual (symmetrical) or formalized in such a way that one person or group does the… …
55Mind Rhyme — is a kind of substitution rhyme similar to rhyming slang, but it is less codified. In mind rhyme, an intended word remains unsaid, and is “heard” only in the listener’s mind. For instance, in this traditional example: Roses are red and ready for… …
56Little Miss Cornshucks — oder auch Lil’ Miss Cornshucks war der Künstlername von Mildred Jordan (geborene Cummings; * 26. Mai 1923 in Dayton, Ohio; † 11. November 1999 in Indianapolis, Indiana). Sie war eine US amerikanische Rhythm and Blues und Jazzsängerin und… …
57tease — verb ADVERB ▪ mercilessly ▪ playfully ▪ a little, gently, lightly ▪ constantly VERB + TEASE …
58raillery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. banter, badinage, persiflage, quizzing, kidding, ribbing. See ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. banter, badinage, joking, teasing; see fun , parody , ridicule , teasing . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
59tease — tease1 [ti:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(laugh)¦ 2¦(annoy an animal)¦ 3¦(sex)¦ 4¦(hair)¦ Phrasal verbs tease something<=>out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: tAsan] 1.) ¦(LAUGH)¦ [I and T] to laugh at someone and make jokes in order to ha …
60tease — tease1 [ tiz ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in a friendly or unkind way: I didn t mean it: I was only teasing. tease someone about… …
