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Adam

noun

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race.

Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792). Synonym: Robert Adam.

Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Synonyms: cristal, disco biscuit, ecstasy, go, hug drug, X, XTC.

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... his readers to help the kind people of Holland on whom the care of so many Belgian refugees has fallen. Contributions will be gladly received by the International Women's Relief Committee (Miss Chrystal Macmillan, Treasurer), 7, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C. ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914 • Various

... to kyng Philip of Macedone on a tyme, and prayde the kyng to gyue hym some what; and farther he sayde he was his kynse man. And whan the kyng asked hym which way, he answered and sayde howe they came bothe of Adam. Than the kynge commanded to gyue hym an almes. Whan the begger sawe it was but a small pece of moneye, he sayde, that was nat a semely gyfte for a kynge. The kynge answered: if I shuld gyue euery manne ...

— Shakespeare Jest-Books; - Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed - to Have Been Used by Shakespeare • Unknown

... said Messire Adam Fumee, a Tourainian, who at that time was the keeper of the seals. "There is only one thing for ...

— Droll Stories, Complete - Collected From The Abbeys Of Touraine • Honore de Balzac

... goes on Wainwright, 'on the brink of destruction. A man of intelligence could rescue it from its impending doom in one day by issuing the necessary edicts and orders. President Gomez knows nothing of statesmanship or policy. Do you know Adam Smith?' ...

— Rolling Stones • O. Henry

... is probably broken up by this time. Our hostess doesn't know either of us from the lamented Adam but I shall introduce you quite casually, you know. Her name, by the way, is Lindsay. There are scads of people here; the very first families. We may mingle freely without fear ...

— Blacksheep! Blacksheep! • Meredith Nicholson

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