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Occupations See also skill and craft; work. Formal. 1. asecretary. 2. a scribe or copyist. 1. a maker of cameos. 2. a collector of or authority on cameos. a member of the Russian secret police (1917-1922) called Cheka. a general assistant, engaged to do all varieties of work. an occupation, vocation or trade, especially in the sense of the work a person is best suited for. the art and trade of designing and making women’s hats. — milliner, n. a maker and seller of fashionable gowns and millinery for women. a mosaic maker or dealer in mosaics. Also mosaist. Obsolete, a dealer in perfume or unguents. a colonizer. an individual charged with the duty of investigating and redressing the sources of complaints lodged by private citizens against businesses, institutions, and officials. a maker or designer of stained glass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was true I had many and good friends, and I was blessed with interests and occupations which I had often declared sufficient to satisfy any not too exacting human being. Although the whole existence of the inhabitants of the valley seemed to pass away exempt from toil, yet there were some light employments which, although amusing rather than laborious as occupations, contributed to their comfort and luxury. Charley had already exhausted the less eager activity of the other children; and they had betaken themselves to occupations that did not admit of his companionship. |
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