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MAUGRE
Etymology
Preposition
maugre
(obsolete) Notwithstanding; in spite of. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
• despite, regardless of; see also despite
Adverb
maugre (not comparable)
(obsolete) Notwithstanding, despite everything. [14th-17th c.]
Synonyms
• even so, nonetheless, withal; see also nevertheless
Noun
maugre (uncountable)
(obsolete) Ill will; spite.
Anagrams
• Gaumer, Mauger, mauger, murage
Source: Wiktionary
Mau"ger, Mau"gre, prep. Etym: [OF. maugré, malgré, F. malgré. See Mal-, Malice, and Agree.]
Definition: In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding. A man must needs love maugre his heed. Chaucer. This mauger all the world will I keep safe. Shak.
Mau"gre, v. t.
Definition: To defy. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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