All 3 Uses of
calumny
in
Ivanhoe
- "Base calumniators!" replied the knight; "I would I had the chastising of them.†
Chpt 20
- I will not therefore return to himself the charge brought against me—but to himself—Yes, Brian de Bois-Guilbert, to thyself I appeal, whether these accusations are not false? as monstrous and calumnious as they are deadly?†
Chpt 37
- All were silent; for none thought it safe, in the presence of the Grand Master, to avow any interest in the calumniated prisoner, lest he should be suspected of leaning towards Judaism.†
Chpt 38 *
Definition:
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(calumny) false accusation against a person