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Webster dictionary was developed by Noah Webster in the beginning of 19th century. On this website, you can find definition for likening from the 1913 edition of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Define likening using one of the most comprehensive free online dictionaries on the web.
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- Againe in these likening a wise man to the true louer. - "The Arte of English Poesie", George Puttenham.
- Even her hair did not curl as well as usual, though Mug, who had dried her tears and come back to Alice's room, admired her so much, likening her to the apple blossoms which grew in the lower orchard. - "Bad Hugh", Mary Jane Holmes.
- Even the Japanese, so highly civilized in some respects, look down on women with unfeigned contempt, likening themselves to heaven and the women to earth. - "Primitive Love and Love-Stories", Henry Theophilus Finck.