The botanical name comes from the Greek word "altho," which means "to cure.". From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
I wonder if that Inoue fellow is related to the senator from Hawaii, Daniel Inouye (same Japanese name altho spelled differently in English letters). From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
'It is very good now,' says he, 'altho' it wants something yet. '. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
Mie love wylle have yttes joie, altho wythe guylte. From Wordnik.com. [The Rowley Poems] Reference
And altho 'they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Old Songs We Used to Sing, '61 to '65] Reference
For officers only altho at one time it was for non coms. From Wordnik.com. [Cigarette Diaries] Reference
Hazen & others altho it does not appear that any other Matter of. From Wordnik.com. [Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold] Reference
He's a pretty cool guy, altho misunderstood by a lot of WAHS people. From Wordnik.com. [elfpvke Diary Entry] Reference
Like rotten old Cheshire, low Vervane or Ling, And altho 'I'm goddess. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies] Reference
"Tuts 'oman, sit doon," says Dauvid, altho 'he was in a fell state aboot her. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
Weel, there's a lot o 'truth in what she says, I maun admit; altho' she mak's. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
I got more brandy and she insisted on his taking it, altho 'he was then drunk. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
IM me if u wanna kno (altho im not tellin allison or sarah (no offence guyz)). From Wordnik.com. [zingerbabai Diary Entry] Reference
Personally we employ trigonometry, altho many prefer calculus and a couple of lawyers. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
There could no longer exist any doubt as to the motion, altho it was as yet sluggish, glacial. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
They cud be shedild as live stock, altho 'they were half-deid wi' drink an 'droonin' thegither. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
The following night water was sent up and altho it tasted more like petrol we were glad to get it. From Wordnik.com. [Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette] Reference
Today we are an American camp in Germany & altho restricted in the camp might be considered free men. From Wordnik.com. [Cigarette Diaries] Reference
A couple of days later appeared the response, which, altho courteous, had an elusive air, to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
After supper, I set up all night thinkin, altho that is not somethin I am sposed to be particularly good at. From Wordnik.com. [Forrest Gump]
Wire tacks, altho made, are not so successful as cut tacks because they lack a sharp point, which is essential. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Amerrykey gave their Presedent for governing their hole country, altho it was about thirty times larger than ours. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 22, 1891] Reference
Who was the best new person you met? holli and taylor altho we kinda already knew each other, and all the freshmen. From Wordnik.com. [alivetoyou Diary Entry] Reference
Things are pretty much in a nervous state here altho everybody tries to be calm & poised about the whole thing. From Wordnik.com. [Cigarette Diaries] Reference
And also, altho 'Andy Murray won in two straight sets at Queens, ArmadJaninimad won hands down in every constituency. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I bandaged him up, but he persisted in staying in and "carrying on" with his work altho the colonel wanted him to go out. From Wordnik.com. [Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette] Reference
We are running our machines under high pressure, and some of them are already showing the results altho they are almost new. From Wordnik.com. [On the Firing Line in Education] Reference
The skin is poorly stretched yet there are many even worse, altho trappers are learning to handle the skins in better shape. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
The souldiers inviron'd the tents, and watched about us day and night as long as I lay there, altho 'I sought my speedier dispatch. From Wordnik.com. [An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa] Reference
Nootrality is what ales us jist now, altho 'I must confess we don't go quite so heavy on it as England did doorin' our family quarrel. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870] Reference
It was a most lovely night, altho 'excessively cold; and Sydney, feeling not the least inclination to retire to rest, said to himself. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
Yoritomo teaches us that, altho moderation is only of secondary importance, it is still indispensable to the attainment of common sense. From Wordnik.com. [Common Sense, How to Exercise It] Reference
In all our discussions I have never heard one of its friends make that claim for it, altho the charge has been repeatedly made that it is destructive of scholarship. From Wordnik.com. [On the Firing Line in Education] Reference
Ships while their Men were landing, altho 'no Body opposed them, I imagine they did it, thinking we might have some men concealed behind some lines on the Water side. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
They were as puir's I kenna what, an 'mony a puckle meal did they get oot o' oor girnil, for Dauvid Mortimer was a nice man, altho 'he was terriple hudden doon wi' the reums. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.