Both Uses of
salutation
in
The Mill on the Floss
- It was a little confusing, though, that the young woman began to speak to the old one in a language which Maggie did not understand, while the tall girl, who was feeding the donkey, sat up and stared at her without offering any salutation.†
Chpt 1.11 *
- They had begun the morning with an indifferent salutation, and both had rejoiced in being aloof from each other, like a patient who has actually done without his opium, in spite of former failures in resolution.†
Chpt 6.9
Definition:
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(salutation) a greeting -- such as "Hi", "Dear John:", or "Ladies and Gentlemen"
or:
the act of greeting