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by-views

by-views is the plural of by-view.

Meaning of by-view

Noun

by-view (plural by-views)

  1. A private or selfish view; a self-interested aim or purpose.
    • [N]o Man's Importunities ſhall weary him, no Man's Flattery ſhall bribe him, no By-views of his own ſhall miſlead him: He will arm himſelf perfectly in his Integrity; […]1706 October 8 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Francis Atterbury, “A Sermon Preach’d in the Guild-Hall Chapel, London, Sept. 28. 1706. Being the Day of the Election of the Right Honourable the...

Questions about by-views

What is by-views the plural of?
By-views is the plural of by-view.

Words near by-views in the dictionary

  1. by-the-wind sailor
  2. by-the-wind sailors
  3. by-turning
  4. by-turnings
  5. by-view
  6. by-views
  7. by-wash
  8. by-washes
  9. by-way
  10. by-ways
  11. by-works

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