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As You Like ItAYL III.ii.349If I could meet that fancy-monger, I would give himIf I could meet that Fancie-monger, I would giue him

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affectionfancy, inclination, desire
appetitedesire, longing, inclination, fancy
barber-mongerfrequenter of the barber-shop
buzzerrumour-monger, gossiper
capriccio[Italian] caprice, whim, fancy
carpet-mongerfrequenter of [carpeted] boudoirs, ladies' man
conceittrinket, fancy article, bauble
conceitimagination, fancy, wit
conceiveimagine, fancy
crotchetstrange notion, perverse idea, whimsical fancy
deviceway of thinking, inclination, fancy
fancyfancifulness, flamboyance, showiness
fancywhim, inclination, caprice
fancyimagination, creativity, inventiveness
fancyimagining, flight of fancy, fanciful thought
fancyimagination, mind, mental state
fancysweetheart, love, lover
fancylike, love, admire
fancylove, amorousness, infatuation
fancyimpromptu composition, musical invention
fancy-mongerlove-dealer, trader in love
fancy-sicklovesick, infatuated, pining
fantasiedfull of strange fancies
fantasyardent desire, amorous fancy
fantasywhim, caprice, fancy
figurefancy, imagining, phantasm
gallantshowy, fancy, ostentatious
humourfancy, whim, inclination, caprice
imaginationdelusion, fancy, imagining
kickshawfancy dish
phantasimeone full of fancies, extravagantly behaved individual
pickthankflatterer, sycophant; tale-bearer, rumour-monger
supposedimagined, fancied
tattlinggossiping, tale-telling, rumour-mongering
toyfancy, fantastic thought
trickmisconception, delusion, fancy
trumperyfancy garments, showy rubbish, worthless finery

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amorous fancyfantasy
article, fancyconceit
dish, fancykickshaw
fanciedsupposed
fancies, full of strangefantasied
fancies, one full ofphantasime
fancyaffection
fancyappetite
fancyconceive
fancyconceit
fancycapriccio
fancyimagination
fancytoy
fancytrick
fancydevice
fancygallant
fancyhumour
fancyfigure
fancyfantasy
fancy articleconceit
fancy dishkickshaw
fancy garmentstrumpery
fancy, amorousfantasy
fancy, flight offancy
fancy, whimsicalcrotchet
flight of fancyfancy
full of strange fanciesfantasied
garments, fancytrumpery
rumour-mongerbuzzer
rumour-mongerpickthank
rumour-mongeringtattling
strange fancies, full offantasied
whimsical fancycrotchet

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