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To bear upon; forcefully put forward; to urge or insist on; make earnest request for.

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Of a swart or blackish in color or hue, dark colored esp. as in skin, complexion.

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To ask earnestly; wish or say, ask; command; direct.

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Persons of eminent worth or merit; having worth; estimable, as a person.

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From this time onward, henceforth.

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The head; esp., the crown or top of the head; also, the head as the seat of intellect; hence, brains; sometimes a person with brains. Now usually humorous.

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A bundle or sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, used for fuel.