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Leal

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a.1.Faithful; loyal; true.
All men true and leal, all women pure.
- Tennyson.
Land of the leal
the place of the faithful; heaven.
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Adj.1.leal - faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
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And so, in that derelict museum, upon the thick soft carpeting of dust, to Weena's huge delight, I solemnly performed a kind of composite dance, whistling THE LAND OF THE LEAL as cheerfully as I could.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
He had not only settled it with himself in course of time, that he was errand-goer by appointment to the house at the corner (though he received such commissions not half a dozen times in a year, and then only as some servant's deputy), but also that he was one of the house's retainers and owed vassalage to it and was bound to leal and loyal interest in it.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
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