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Biblical haircutter
Answer for the clue "Biblical haircutter ", 7 letters:
delilah
Alternative clues for the word delilah
- A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- (Old Testament) Samson's Philistine mistress who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
- Biblical clipper?
- Noted remover of locks
- Samson’s lover
- Lock remover of old?
- Tom Jones title
- Samson's undoing
- She betrayed Samson
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" Delilah " is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). It was written by Florence Welch and Isabella Summers , and produced by Markus Dravs . The song was released ...
Usage examples of delilah.
Cordelia assured her, thinking all the while that Delilah already knew far more than a genuine lady should.
Cordelia went to him, with Delilah trailing behind-which was fortunate, for she could not see how Cordelia's cheeks flamed with anger and humiliation.
Out of the corner of her eye, she realized that Delilah was still standing, looking down in contempt at the hoyden who could get down on her knees in the grass and kindle a fire as well as any boy.
Cordelia glanced out of the corner of her eye to see Delilah folding herself gracefully to sit by the fire, adjusting her skirts to cover her legs in complete modesty-that is, if you disregarded the cut of her bodice.
He was obviously very proud of having shot, skinned, and cleaned it himself, but Delilah shrank back with an exclamation of frightened disgust, as a delicate maiden would when coming face-to-face with the world's realities for the first time.
Cordelia glanced up in time to see Delilah push herself a little away from Alain, blushing, eyes downcast, then looking up and smiling, as though thanking him for his concern.
If he felt so guilty at paying attentions to Delilah, why didn't he simply stop?
He decided on relieved, and turned back to Cordelia, dismissing Delilah from his mind-and was rather surprised at the ease with which he did it.
She had given her rival her chance, and, as Delilah had expected, Cordelia had made a hash of it.
She muttered and turned over as though she were still asleep, then peeked through her lashes and saw Delilah, eyes closed, breathing deeply and evenly.
I will own I had some intent to speak to you of that anon-and aye, I have seen the covetous looks you cast upon the Lady Delilah, so I was not so surprised as I might have been, to learn that you had dreamed of her.
She was there to create a situation from which Alain could rescue Delilah, which would bring all his protective feelings to the fore.
She charged at Delilah again, but this time with the staff poised as a lance, to knock her from the saddle.
Cordelia cried, and Fess stepped in to come between Delilah and her "sibling.
She was quite sure that Delilah could, tooand she was certainly proving it now!