Abury
(def 2).
Historical Examples
The whole Temple of Abury may be considered as a picture, and it really is so.
The God-Idea of the Ancients Eliza Burt Gamble
Dr. Abury’s practised eye had also detected the rising symptoms.
Strange Stories Grant Allen
Stukeley (Abury, p. 45) records the finding of a flat gold ring in a barrow at Yatesbury.
Finger-Ring Lore William Jones
Dr. Abury gave her a little wine in a teaspoon, and she drank it quietly.
Strange Stories Grant Allen
As this is contrary to the mode adopted in works of defence, it is thought to prove the religious character of Abury.
The God-Idea of the Ancients Eliza Burt Gamble
But we are off our own track now and must return to Avebury, or Abury as the natives have it.
Wanderings in Wessex Edric Holmes
To us, the stones of Abury are part of the poetry of savage life, and of more interest than all the plaster toys of these days.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Various
All night Arthur watched still by the bedside where they put her a little later, and Dr. Abury and a nurse watched with him.
Strange Stories Grant Allen
There is an inconsistency in the account of Abury in No. 341, perhaps overlooked by yourself.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 343, November 29, 1828 Various
Some writers indeed regard the temples at Abury and Stonehenge as belonging to this class.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore Charles Hardwick
Read Also:
- Abusable
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign. to commit sexual assault upon. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse […]
- Abusage
improper use of words; unidiomatic or ungrammatical language.
- Abuser
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign. to commit sexual assault upon. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse […]
- Abusing
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign. to commit sexual assault upon. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse […]
- Abusive
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks. treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, especially physically: his abusive handling of the horse. wrongly used; corrupt: an abusive exercise of power. Contemporary Examples Mary Williams filed an appeal to the IRS in tax court last year, blaming her “controlling, abusive” […]