What is that which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality. Milton called?
formality — That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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