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Reprise   /rɪprˈaɪz/  /rɪprˈiz/   Listen
noun
Reprise  n.  
1.
A taking by way of retaliation. (Obs.)
2.
pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. (Written also reprizes)
3.
A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.



verb
Reprise  v. t.  
1.
To take again; to retake. (Obs.)
2.
To recompense; to pay. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Reprise" Quotes from Famous Books



... revers j'admire une reprise: C'est encore un doux souvenir. Feignant un soir de fuir la tendre Lise, Je sens sa main me retenir. On te dchire, et cet outrage Auprs d'elle enchane mes pas. Lisette a mis deux jours tant d'ouvrage: Mon vieil ami, ne nous ...
— French Lyrics • Arthur Graves Canfield

... STITCH is useful for varying other stitches. It resembles the point de reprise of guipure d'art, and is worked in a similar manner over and under the side of squares formed by straight and parallel lines. ...
— Beeton's Book of Needlework • Isabella Beeton



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