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Meanings of varlet in anglès

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A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.

brètol

In medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood.

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Examples for "page"
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Those messages have received more 77 million page views, the government said.
Wired
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If you need free help from volunteers, look at this help page.
Wired
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The new table appears today on page 18, this morning's Markets page.
The Irish Times
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This question was posed on this page on January 24th last year.
The Irish Times
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Terms and conditions and privacy notice are available via the voting page.
BBC
Usage of varlet in anglès
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Dear Lamb-Youare an impudent varlet; but I will keep your secret.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
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She called the varlet within the chapel, and showed him this wonder.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
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Whether knight or varlet shall the finder be, I will not say.
In the Court of King Arthur
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And it is to you, you graceless varlet, I owe all this?
She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy
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Tapster, ostler, varlet, hark hither, and a wannion on your lazy limbs!
The White Company
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The varlet smote it with his staff, and killed it as it passed.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
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The varlet climbed from the saddle, and stood upon his feet.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
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The varlet sent his lead within whistle of your ears, Sagamore.
The Last of the Mohicans
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Sir Rudolph leaned over the battlements, and said: It is too late, varlet.
The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades
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The varlet went here and there, till he lighted on Eliduc.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
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Aye, or rattle a merry rally with the quarter-staff like any common varlet.
The Black Douglas
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A little more from fresh informations of this sorry varlet Everard.
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
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To do the varlet justice, too, he was strongly attached to his parent.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
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Take that, varlet, for saving the ungrateful wretch from my vengeance.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
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It shall go hard with thee, varlet that thou art, if thou dost.
A Boy's Ride
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You are walking with a tall varlet, whose strides out-pace yours to lassitude.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 / Elia and The Las...
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