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• Frugal — Fru gal, a. [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See {Fruit}, n.] 1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fru´gal|ness — fru|gal «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• fru´gal|ly — fru|gal «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• fru|gal — «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): sparing,… …   Useful english dictionary

• sparing — adj Sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical can all mean exercising or manifesting careful and unwasteful use of one s money, goods, and resources. Sparing connotes abstention or restraint {sparing in the expenditure of money} {sparing in giving… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …   Wikipedia

• Economies — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• economy — e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Political economy — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington — Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Pakenham; 1773 ndash; 24 April 1831) was the wife of the 1st Duke of Wellington. She is commonly known as Kitty Pakenham. The daughter of Edward Pakenham and the former Catherine… …   Wikipedia

• Minor characters of Days of our Lives — The following are minor but notable fictional characters on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, whose connections to the major families are either weak or non existent. Contents 1 Recent/current minor characters 1.1 Dr. Richard Baker 1.2… …   Wikipedia