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Norfolk...as famous for its fragrant crape myrtles as for its rough edges of peep shows and liquor stores...

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Old 14-Jul-2005, 08:27
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Rough is the opposite of smooth. What feeling do you get when you touch the rough edges of a piece of paper or fabric? The line is not uniform or the norm. It's unconventional. Click here: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/rough?view=uk
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