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noun • Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; such a covering. • A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. • Shelter, hiding place. | ||||||||
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