kismetn.
/ˈkɪzmᵻt/, /ˈkɪzmɛt/, /ˈkɪsmᵻt/, /ˈkɪsmɛt/, U.S. /ˈkɪzmət/, /ˈkɪzˌmɛt/ Destiny, fate.
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the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [noun] > destiny or fate
whatec1200
gracec1325
destiny1340
portionc1350
sortc1405
weird1508
dolec1520
foredoom1563
fate1667
destinate1675
fatality1699
kismet1849
ultimatum1861
foredestiny1872
ming1937
1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 46 One day a man related to me a story of Kismat or destiny.
a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xx It's a pity when these old Saxon houses vanish off the land; but it is ‘kismet’ with the Hamleys.
1883 F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs i. 19 The stars or the fates..or whatever you like to term your kismet.
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n.1849- chair road
- chair rusher
- chair seater
- chair turner
- chair umpire
- chair-attendant
- chair-back
- chair-bard
- chair-bearer
- chair-bed
- chair-bedstead
- chair-boll
- chair-borne
- chair-bottoming
- chair-bow
- chair-caner
- chair-caning
- chair-car
- chair-carver
- chair-cover
- chair-days
- chair-door
- chair-factory
- chair-framer
- chair-hire