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— William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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patois

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pah-twah/

A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.

In a Sentence

“The novel was written in the patois of the Caribbean island, giving readers a taste of the local speech.”

Origin

From French patois, meaning "local dialect".

Common Phrases

. patoispatois frenchpatois localpatois creolepatois jamaican

Synonyms

Jamaicanvernacularcantjargonslangargot

Antonyms

standard languageformal speech

Related Words

lingoprovincialismprovençal

Poetry examples for “patois”

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