Crossword-Solution: HANDSEL
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Handsel | n. | A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc. |
| Handsel | n. | Price; payment. |
| Handsel | n. | To give a handsel to. |
| Handsel | n. | To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| HANDSEL | anagram | HANDELS, HANDLES |
We have 8 clues for the answer “HANDSEL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| FIRST gift | 1 answer |
| First Monday after New Year's: Scot. | 1 answer |
| GOOD luck gift | 1 answer |
| Good-luck gift | 1 answer |
| gift for good luck | 1 answer |
| hansel | 1 answer |
| EARNEST money | 2 answers |
| Inaugurate | 31 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
CEMEAZ
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with HANDSEL (5)
Austrian Bathyani, summoned hastily out of his Bavarian posts, to succor in this pressing emergency, has arrived in these neighborhoods,--some 12,000 regulars under him, preceded by clouds of hussars, whom Ziethen smites a little, by way of handsel;--no other Austrian force to speak of hereabouts; and we are now between Bathyani and Prag.
For she caused to be constructed a very large chamber under ground, and making as though she would handsel it but in her mind devising other things, she invited those of the Egyptians whom she knew to have had most part in the murder, and gave a great banquet.
Joyously now did those men break their fast: nor did Hallblithe make any grim countenance, for he thought: "That which these dotards and drivellers have been mighty enough to find, shall I not be mighty enough to flee from?" Breakfast done, the seekers made little delay, so eager as they were to behold the King, and to have handsel of their new sweet life.
For popular votes, only unpopular contest! Try holding tricolour Indian flag From becoming multicolour tag! WHITE COLLAR Two men could do the job of one; The dexterous does the tens' alone! Salary is for sitting by the table, To do work, pay handsel, as per table! The playful could be studious as well, For, both call for devotion and skill.
Coming home to-night, a drunken boy was carrying by our constable to our new pair of stocks to handsel them.
Quotes with HANDSEL (1)
The planet, saved for another day, stokes upits slow-burning gases and toxic dust, gold rift and scarletgash that take our breath away; a world at its interminableshow of holy dying. And we go with it, the oldgatherer and hunter. To its gaudy-day, though the contributionis small, adding our handsel of warm clay.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1951–1996).