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noun • shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii • a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite • the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization | ||||||||
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noun • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC | ||||||||
| 27% | 10 | Wrote the line 'Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise' | ||||||
noun • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) | ||||||||
___ Folly To Be Wise Gray Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 10, 2023
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