Both Uses of
calumny
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Refute these calumnies,' said Kate, 'and be more patient, so that you may give them no advantage.†
Chpt 20 *
- 'To complain of you,' returned brother Charles, 'to poison our ears with calumnies and falsehoods; but he came on a fruitless errand, and went away with some wholesome truths in his ear besides.†
Chpt 46
Definition:
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(calumny) false accusation against a person