What does need-not mean?
Need-not means (obsolete) Something that is not needed or is excessive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Something that is not needed or is excessive..
Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]
They implanted desires for need-nots and luxuries, and unscrupulously inflamed them.
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Need-not means (obsolete) Something that is not needed or is excessive..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]
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