keepsake
Definition of keepsake:
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: noun
A gift to be kept for the sake of the giver; to keep back, to withhold; to restrain; to keep company with, to associate with; to keep down, to restrain, to hinder; kept down, in painting, subdued in tone or tint; to keep from, to abstain; to keep on, to go forward; to keep to, to adhere strictly to; to keep in, to conceal; to restrain; to keep off, to bear to a distance; not to admit; to keep up, to maintain; to continue; to remain unsubdued; to keep under, to oppress; to subdue; Keeper of the Great Seal, an officer of high dignity in the English Constitution, who is a lord in virtue of his office, and whose duty is to hold the custody of the Great Seal- now always the Lord Chancellor, the speaker of the House of Lords.
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Common misspellings:
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- momento (100.0%)
Usage examples for keepsake:
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I was at his office to- day, you see, to return him some keepsake of his that I found in an old curiosity shop.
"Gallegher and Other Stories" – Richard Harding Davis -
" I know it was a keepsake replied Gabriel, " but the dog was in danger of his life and I had no other money to give for him."
"Jewel's Story Book" – Clara Louise Burnham -
If you were in earnest- but no, why should you give yourself useless anxiety about a man who can never- to be sure, I- it will be a real cordial on my journey- and I wanted to say something else: I should like to take a keepsake to remember you and this hour.
"The Children of the World" – Paul Heyse -
Here Cecilia's hand moved, and she was just going to decide: Oh, but stop, said she to herself, consider- Leonora gave me this box, and it is a keepsake
"The Parent's Assistant" – Maria Edgeworth
