covet by Sarah Cawood

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2008 Oct 3

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verb, to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)

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1) verb, to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)

C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditā cupidity

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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