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PRETTINESSES
Noun
prettinesses
plural of prettiness
Source: Wiktionary
PRETTINESS
Pret"ti*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being pretty; -- used sometimes in a disparaging sense. A style . . . without sententious pretension or antithetical prettiness. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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