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Matchmaking   /mˈætʃmˌeɪkɪŋ/   Listen
Matchmaking

noun
1.
Mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others.





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"Matchmaking" Quotes from Famous Books



... Englishmen only made as good husbands as you do acquaintances," she said, "I should settle down in London with my girls and study matchmaking. I am afraid, though, that you have ...
— The Great Secret • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... estopped of matchmaking, of course put the blame on her own sex, and went over to the ...
— The Story of a Mine • Bret Harte
... seen his niece, and was not prepared for such startling developments of mind and person. He was proud to behold her queen of the school; queen, both in beauty and mental accomplishments. He too might be forgiven for one daring thought that soared down to matchmaking. It was not very strange that, remembering his earliest wife and only sister, and thinking of his one beloved child, the thought should cross him of the beauty and fitness of a union between Hubert and Althea. "I will send Althea's picture across the ...
— Hubert's Wife - A Story for You • Minnie Mary Lee


Words linked to "Matchmaking" :   intermediation, mediation


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